"Couldn't? Why not?" "Couldn't? Why not?" "Because I've never seen him." "Because I've never seen him." I burst out laughing. The affair was a trifle after all. At the most and worst it was some village moon-calf's clumsy wooing; at the least (and likeliest) it was a practical joke. But Susan thought otherwise. I stopped laughing at the sight of her proud flush and pain. I burst out laughing. The affair was a trifle after all. At the most and worst it was some village moon-calf's clumsy wooing; at the least (and likeliest) it was a practical joke. But Susan thought otherwise. I stopped laughing at the sight of her proud flush and pain. "Come, Susan," I coaxed, "be a sensible girl. It's some stupid joke." "Come, Susan," I coaxed, "be a sensible girl. It's some stupid joke." "No, Miss," said Susan firmly. "No, Miss," said Susan firmly. "Then what have you done? Have you sent a reply?" "Then what have you done? Have you sent a reply?" "Yes, Miss. No, Miss; I mean, no. That is, I've written the answer, but I haven't posted it." "Yes, Miss. No, Miss; I mean, no. That is, I've written the answer, but I haven't posted it." "That's a good thing. What have you said?" "That's a good thing. What have you said?" Susan was silent quite a long time. At length she looked at me plaintively, and answered: Susan was silent quite a long time. At length she looked at me plaintively, and answered: "I've wrote----" "I've wrote----"
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