I've been expecting him to speak to you--or me--have been dreading it every day--and now somehow I knew he had spoken.

I KNEW it.

What did he say, Jed ?" Jed told the substance of what Captain Sam had said.

She listened.
When he finished her eyes were wet.
"Oh, it is dreadful," she moaned.

"I--I was so hoping she might not care for Charlie.