Did it ever occur to you that he was fond of her ?" "It--did--once," admitted Anne, feeling that she might say so much.
"Well, I hadn't any reason to think he was, but it just appeared to me he MUST be.

Now, Anne, dearie, the Lord knows I'm not a match-maker, and I scorn all such doings.

But if I were you and writing to that Ford man I'd just mention, casual-like, what has happened.

That is what _I_'d do." "Of course I will mention it when I write him," said Anne, a trifle distantly.

Somehow, this was a thing she could not discuss with Miss Cornelia.