"To save my life I couldn't tell you why I did," he replied. "It does
seem, a bit foolish to fall in love with a woman as she is and then try
to make her over into something different."
"Judy Hatch was the person God intended for you, I'm sure of it."
"Well, I'm not, and if I were I'd go ahead and defeat his intentions
as I'm doubtless doing this minute. Let's make up now, so you'd as well
stop talking silliness."
"It's you that talks silliness, not I--as if I were going through life
lowering my lashes and looking contemptuous! But you're your mother all
over again. I've heard her say a dozen times that a girl who is born
homely ought to get down on her knees and thank the Lord for protecting
her from temptation."
"You never heard me say it, did you?"
"No, but I shall yet if I live long enough--and all because of your
ridiculous jealousy."
The humour of this struck him, and he remarked rather grimly:
"Good God, Molly, what a vixen you are!" Then he broke into a laugh, and
catching her to him, stopped her mouth with kisses.
"Well, we're in it," he said, "and we can't get out, so there's no use
fighting about it.
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