"Well," he said, after a short pause, "You are an honest woman, Alice,--the honestest I ever knew. I will bring Kate to order,--and, now, we may be friends again; may we not?" And he extended his hand to her across the table.

"Well," he said, "You are an honest woman, Alice, the honestest I ever knew. Now, we may be friends again; may we not?" And he extended his hand to her across the table.
