"I was mad.

It was your own fault, in a way.
You don't seem to realize that I'm as human as the rest of the world.
But I don't defend myself.

I was an infernal brute to let myself go like that." "Oh, no, you weren't, Billikins!" Quite unexpectedly she answered him.
"You couldn't help it.

Men are like that.

And I'm glad you're human.
But--but"-- she faltered a little--"I want to feel that you're safe, too.
I've always felt--ever since I jumped into your arms that night--that you--that you were on the right side of the safety-curtain.