"I don't remember," she admitted, "that he said anything more on the subject.

He got into some perplexity about whether the steam should be off or on, and after that question was settled we went to bed." Mary laughed outright.
"So Julius doesn't think I need watching," she said.
"Mary," protested her sister in a hurt tone, "you don't think I ever did or could watch you?
I don't want to pry into your secrets, dear," and she looked up with tears in her eyes.

The girl dropped on her knees beside her sister and put her arms about her neck.
"You precious old lamb!" she cried, "I know you don't.

You couldn't pry into anybody's secrets if you tried.

You couldn't even try.