You are so extremely merry--" "Come, Mr.Short, we must not seem to have been quarrelling when we reach the pond.

It would be too ridiculous." "Everything seems to strike you in a humorous light to-day," answered John, beginning to be pacified by her tone.
"Do you know, you are much more interesting when you are angry," said Mrs.Goddard.
"And you only made me angry in order to see whether I was interesting ?" "Perhaps--but then, I could not help it in the least." "I trust you are thoroughly satisfied upon the point, Mrs.Goddard?
If there is anything more that I can do to facilitate your researches in psychology--" "You would help me?
Even to the extent of being angry again ?" She smiled so pleasantly and frankly that John's wrath vanished.
"It is impossible to be angry with you.

I am very sorry if I seemed to be," he answered.

"A man who has the good fortune to be thrown into your society is a fool to waste his time in being disagreeable." "I agree with the conclusion, at all events--that is, it is much better to be agreeable.

Is it not?
Let us be friends." "Oh, by all means," said John.
They walked on for some minutes in silence.