"I like you best without it," he said. "You've got the family top-knot and the family temper— And you'll have to learn that when I am cross my heart—hurts—"
He took both of her hands in his, lifted one of them, and kissed it. "Having you here," he said gently, "will be like having my own youth back again. You're like me, and I love you for it. I've got you, and you're going to stay."
