toward a human creature ;. 
and though Cammeyer's misrepresentation of her to her 
father and mother had given her an hour of , yet on 
reflection she could not so greatly blame Cammeyer for 
misunderstanding her as she blamed herself for being mis- 
understood. Moreover it is not in the  of -any woman 
to bear unkindness toward a man whose chief wordnetanger 
against her consists in his offering to marry her. 

Barbara was waiting for a good opportunity to say 
something very decisive to Cammeyer, but she meant to 
say it with  and kindliness. 

This opportunity soon came, for Cammeyer himself was 
quick to invoke it. 

^^I am not pressing you for an answer, Miss Barbara,*' 
said he. 

^^Mr. Cammeyer, an answer to what ? " 

*^I refer. Miss Barbara, to the question which I ad- 
dressed to you yesterday under the cocoa-nut trees." 

^^Mr. Cammeyer, you asked me if the boiling-spring 
burned me, and I answered no. You asked me if I was 
afraid of serpents, and I answered no. You asked me 
several other questions, to all which I answered yes or no. 
You then asked me a grave question which I did not answer 
at all. I think you know what it is I will not mention it. 
But I