You may be able to help her a good deal . I was thankful when I heard that a young couple was coming to this house , for I hoped it would mean some friends for Leslie ; especially if you belonged to the race that knows Joseph . You WILL be her friend , wo n't you , Anne , dearie ? '' `` Indeed I will , if she 'll let me , '' said Anne , with all her own sweet , impulsive earnestness . `` No , you must be her friend , whether she 'll let you or not , '' said Miss Cornelia resolutely . `` Do n't you mind if she 's stiff by times -- do n't notice it . Remember what her life has been -- and is -- and must always be , I suppose , for creatures like Dick Moore live forever , I understand . You should see how fat he 's got since he came home . He used to be lean enough . Just MAKE her be friends -- you can do it -- you 're one of those who have the knack . Only you must n't be sensitive . And do n't mind if she does n't seem to want you to go over there much . She knows that some women do n't like to be where Dick is -- they complain he gives them the creeps . Just get her to come over here as often as she can . She ca n't get away so very much -- she ca n't leave Dick long , for the Lord knows what he 'd do -- burn the house down most likely . At nights , after he 's in bed and asleep , is about the only time she 's free . He always goes to bed early and sleeps like the dead till next morning . That is how you came to meet her at the shore likely . She wanders there considerable . '' `` I will do everything I can for her , '' said Anne .
Her interest in Leslie Moore , which had been vivid ever since she had seen her driving her geese down the hill , was intensified a thousand fold by Miss XXXXX 's narration .
Anne Cornelia Dick Joseph Leslie Lord Moore burn dearie nights