"No; I shall never forget it. Oh dear, what wonderful things have happened since that! Do you ever think of Jeffrey?"
"Yes;--of course I think of him. I did like him so much. I hope I shall see him some day."
"And he liked you too, young woman; and, what was more, young woman, I thought at one time that, perhaps, you were going to like him in earnest."
"Not in that way, certainly."
"You've done much better, of course; especially as poor Jeffrey's chance of promotion doesn't look so good now. If I have a boy, I wonder whether he'll hate me?"

"Oh dear, what wonderful things have happened since that! Do you ever think of Jeffrey?"
"Yes, of course. I did like him so much. I hope I shall see him some day."
"And he liked you too; and, what was more, I thought at one time that you were going to like him in earnest."
"Not in that way, certainly."
"You've done much better, of course. If I have a boy, I wonder whether Jeffrey will hate me? 