sunburned
face. “You
won’t show
the soft
side of
your
character,
and if a
fellow
gets a
peep at it
by
accident
and can’t
help
showing
that he
likes it,
you treat
him as
Mrs.
Gummidge
did her
sweetheart,
throw cold
water over
him, and
get so
thorny no
one dares
touch or
look at
you.” “I
don’t like
that sort
of thing.
I’m too
busy to be
worried
with
nonsense,
and I
think it’s
dreadful
to break
up
families
so. Now
don’t say
any more
