' Then what do you think she
said?"
"Don't keep us in suspense."
"She said: 'None of you ever understood Peter. But I do.' Think of it!
From that little chit, who's known Peter half the number of months that
I've known him years!"
"I don't know," sighed Lispenard. "I'm not prepared to say it isn't so.
Indeed, after seeing Peter, who never seemed able to understand women
till this one appeared on the scene, develop into a regulation lover, I
am quite prepared to believe that every one knows more than I do. At the
same time, I can't afford to risk my reputation for discrimination and
insight over such a simple thing as Peter's character. You've all tried
to say what Peter is. Now I'll tell you in two words and you'll all find
you are right, and you'll all find you are wrong."
"You are as bad as Leonore," cried Dorothy.
"Well," said Watts, "we are all listening. What is Peter?"
"He is an extreme type of a man far from uncommon in this country, yet
who has never been understood by foreigners, and by few Americans.
Pages:
789
790
791
792
793
794
795
796
797
798
799
800
801
802
803
804
805
806
807
808
809
810
811
812
813