When he returned he said, "She's mighty good-look-in'!" "Well, that ain't everything," she snapped.

"How do we know she ain't proud, and selfish, and--everything ?" "How do you know she is ?" returned the old man.
"And she may just be leading him on." "Do him good, then," said he, with impregnable serenity.

"Next time he'll know better." "Well, I'm worried about it," she said, as she sank back on the pillow again.

"I think William's changed a good deal.

He don't seem to care about--us--like he did." "Oh, go to sleep!" said the father drowsily.
She was silent for a time, and then she said, "John ?" "What ?" "Do you think I better speak to him about that girl ?" "No." She grew silent again, but at last she demanded, "Why not ?" "'Cause it's none of your business.