Pa and I expect you to eat your Thanksgiving dinner with us." If she had asked him to eat it in jail Jed could not have been more disturbed.
"Now--now, Maud," he stammered, "I--I'm ever so much obliged to you, but I--I don't see how--" "Nonsense! I see how perfectly well.

You always act just this way whenever I invite you to anything.

You're not afraid of Pa or me, are you ?" "W-e-e-ll, well, I ain't afraid of your Pa 's I know of, but of course, when such a fascinatin' young woman as you comes along, all rigged up to kill, why, it's natural that an old single relic like me should get kind of nervous." Maud clasped her hands.

"Oh," she cried, "there's another compliment! You HAVE changed, Jed.

I'm going to ask Father what it means." This time Jed was really alarmed.