I 'm not such a dull fellow as you take me for . After all , those letters were true -- or , rather , there was truth in them . You revealed yourself more faithfully in them than if you had written truly about your narrow outward life . '' Sidney turned her flushed face and wet eyes slowly toward him , a little smile struggling out amid the clouds of woe . This young man was certainly good at understanding . `` You -- you 'll forgive me then ? '' she stammered . `` Yes , if there is anything to forgive . And for my own part , I am glad you are not what I have always thought you were . If I had come here and found you what I expected , living in such a home as I expected , I never could have told you or even thought of telling you what you have come to mean to me in these lonely years during which your letters have been the things most eagerly looked forward to . I should have come this evening and spent an hour or so with you , and then have gone away on the train tomorrow morning , and that would have been all . `` But I find instead just a dreamy romantic little girl , much like my sisters at home , except that she is a great deal cleverer . And as a result I mean to stay a week at Plainfield and come to see you every day , if you will let me . And on my way back to the Bar N I mean to stop off at Plainfield again for another week , and then I shall tell you something more -- something it would be a little too bold to say now , perhaps , although I could say it just as well and truly . All this if I may . May I , Sidney ? '' He bent forward and looked earnestly into her face . Sidney felt a new , curious , inexplicable thrill at her heart . `` Oh , yes . -- I suppose so , '' she said shyly .
`` Now , take me up XXXXX the house and introduce me to your Aunt Jane , '' said John Lincoln in satisfied tone .
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