What business have these people to interfere?
He immediately becomes his wife's most ardent champion, and while he muses the fire burns, until he is ready to take the poor little woman away from all her inconsiderate relatives.

What is his chagrin on discovering that the woman who, but a few hours ago sobbed out to him her wrongs, has seemingly overlooked all injuries, and is just as fond of sister and brother, and quite as dependent upon "Papa and Mamma" as she ever was.
In vain he protests and calls to her mind their injustice.

Yes, she remembers it, now that he speaks of it, but the dear people meant nothing unkind, they love her dearly at heart.

For her part she could not take to heart a little thing like that.

And John remarks that if she is mean-spirited enough to pass by such an occurrence, he has nothing to say.