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Chapter 9

           Itwasonthetipofhertonguetoanswertartly,butshemanagedbyheroiccontroltosay:"Why,CaptainButler!Howyoudorunon!Asifeverybodydidn’tknowhowfamousyouareandhowbraveandwhatawhata

           "Iamdisappointedinyou,"hesaid.

           "Disappointed?"

           "Yes.OntheoccasionofourfirsteventfulmeetingIthoughttomyselfthatIhadatlastmetagirlwhowasnotonlybeautifulbutwhohadcourage.AndnowIseethatyouareonlybeautiful."

           "Doyoumeantocallmeacoward?"Shewasrufflinglikeahen.

           "Exactly.Youlackthecouragetosaywhatyoureallythink.WhenIfirstmetyou,Ithought:Thereisagirlinamillion.Sheisn’tliketheseothersillylittlefoolswhobelieveeverythingtheirmammastellthemandactonit,nomatterhowtheyfeel.Andconcealalltheirfeelingsanddesiresandlittleheartbreaksbehindalotofsweetwords.Ithought:MissO’Haraisagirlofrarespirit.Sheknowswhatshewantsandshedoesn’tmindspeakinghermindorthrowingvases."

           "Oh,"shesaid,ragebreakingthrough."ThenI’llspeakmymindrightthisminute.Ifyou’dhadanyraisingatallyou’dneverhavecomeoverhereandtalkedtome.You’dhaveknownIneverwantedtolayeyesonyouagain!Butyouaren’tagentleman!Youarejustanastyill-bredcreature!AndyouthinkthatbecauseyourrottenlittleboatscanoutruntheYankees,you’vetherighttocomehereandjeeratmenwhoarebraveandwomenwhoaresacrificingeverythingfortheCause"

           "Stop,stop"hebeggedwithagrin."Youstartedoffverynicelyandsaidwhatyouthought,butdon’tbegintalkingtomeabouttheCause.I’mtiredofhearingaboutitandI’llbetyouare,too"

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