She nodded as if giving emphatic assent to his unspoken question.
Shadrach and Mary-'Gusta left the house soon afterward.

While the Captain and Mr.Keith were whispering together in the hall, Mrs.Wyeth bade the girl good-by.
"I like you, my dear," said the lady.

"You seem to be a sweet, sensible girl, and I don't meet as many of that kind nowadays as I could wish.

I am sure we shall be good friends." "And WHAT did she mean by that ?" demanded Mary-'Gusta, as she and the Captain walked along Pinckney Street together.

"Why should we be good friends?
Probably I'll never meet her again." Shadrach smiled.