Really, Miss Reid, I couldn't bear to disappoint him so cruelly.

Honestly, now, wasn't I exactly what he expected me to be?
I think you should compliment me.

Didn't I do it very well ?" "But, he'll think you're nothing but a cowboy," she protested.
"Fine!" retorted Patches, quickly.

"I thank you, Miss Reid; that is really the most satisfactory compliment I have ever received." "You're mocking me now," said Kitty, puzzled by his manner.
"Indeed, I am not.

I am very serious," he returned.