"Of its opposite?" "Surely it's the only proper thing for him to do."!

"Derived from him?" "Up to this time," said Fleda, after a pause, "your mother has had no doubt of my being on hers."

"I never knew how much I cared for them. They're awfully valuable, aren't they?" Owen's manner mystified her; she was conscious of a return of the agitation he had produced in her on that last bewildering day, and she reminded herself that, now she was warned, it would be inexcusable of her to allow him to justify the fear that had dropped on her. "Mother thinks I never took any notice, but I assure you I was awfully proud of everything. Upon my honor, I was proud, Miss Vetch." "What of that?" asked Fleda. "I think that before I answer you I had better know what you're talking about," Fleda said.