"If you knew what was in my heart you wouldn't speak to me, Inza Burrage!" "Why, dear?
Why wouldn't I speak to you--you who have proved yourself the most heroic and courageous girl in all New Haven ?" "It wasn't courage half so much as it was fright.

And if you knew the thoughts I had!" Inza kissed her.
"What ?" Elsie turned on her a horrified face.
"Inza, when I saw you knocked down by that horse, the awful wish came into my heart that you might be killed.

And even when I saw the tiger about to leap on you, I couldn't drive that thought away.

I have been hating you in a way that I never thought I could hate anybody! You see, I began to fear that you were trying to come between me and Frank; and if you had been--killed--there--would--have--been--an--end--of--that!" "But you rushed between me and the tiger.

And you fought the beast with that goad.