What is fifteen hundred a year to such a girl?
Why, her father would think I was joking!" Then Peter looked out on the leaden waters and wished it was not cowardly to end the conflict by letting them close over him.

The dark color made him think, however, of a pair of slate-colored eyes, so instead of jumping in, he repeated "I can't wait" a few times, and walked with redoubled energy.

Having stimulated himself thereby, he went on thinking.
"She has been so kind to me that--no--she can't care for me.

But if she--if by chance--if--supposing she does! Why, the money is nothing.

We can wait." Peter repeated this last remark several times, clearly showing that he made a great distinction between "I can wait" and "We can wait." Probably the same nice distinction has been made before, and lovers have good authority for the distinction, for many an editor's public "We think" is the exact opposite of his private "I think." Then Peter continued: "Of course I shall have difficulty with Mr.Pierce.