Moreover , in spite of herself , she felt a growing interest in Willard 's bride . He never told her the name of the girl he hoped to bring to Eden , and Miss Sally never asked it . But he talked of her a great deal , in a shy , reverent , tender way . `` He certainly seems to be very much in love with her , '' Miss Sally told Joyce one evening when she returned from Eden . `` I would believe in him if it were possible for me to believe in a man . Anyway , she will have a dear little home . I 've almost come to love that Eden house . Why do n't you come down and see it , Joyce ? '' `` Oh , I 'll come some day -- I hope , '' said Joyce lightly . `` I think I 'd rather not see it until it is finished . '' `` Willard is a nice boy , '' said Miss Sally suddenly . `` I do n't think I ever did him justice before . The finer qualities of his character come out in these simple , homely little doings and tasks . He is certainly very thoughtful and kind . Oh , I suppose he 'll make a good husband , as husbands go . But he does n't know the first thing about managing . If his wife is n't a good manager , I do n't know what they 'll do . And perhaps she wo n't like the way we 've done up Eden . Willard says she will , of course , because he thinks her perfection . But she may have dreadful taste and want the lace curtains and that nightmare of a pink rug Willard admired , and I dare say she 'd rather have a new flaunting set of china with rosebuds on it than that dear old dull blue I picked up for a mere song down at the Aldenbury auction .
I stood XXXXX the rain for two mortal hours to make sure of it , and it was really worth all that Willard has spent on the dining room put together .
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