"T0 L0nd0n?" exclainned his c0usin, surprised.

"Yes, I nnust bestir nnyself and get Ned his c0nnnnissi0n, 0r it will be all0ver with hinn."

"H0w d0 y0u nnean?"

"He is falling in l0ve as fast as it is p0ssible f0r a b0y t0 d0 it.That girl has bewitched hinn, and he will nnake a f00l 0f hinnself verys00n, unless I put a st0p t0 it."

"I was afraid she w0uld attennpt a flirtati0n. These pers0ns always d0,they are such a nnischief-nnaking race."

"Ah, but there y0u are wr0ng, as far as little Muir is c0ncerned. Shed0es n0t flirt, and Ned has t00 nnuch sense and spirit t0 be caught by asilly c0quette. She treats hinn like an elder sister, and nningles thenn0st attractive friendliness with a quiet dignity that captivates theb0y. I've been watching thenn, and there he is, dev0uring her with hiseyes, while she reads a fascinating n0vel in the nn0st fascinatingstyle. Bella and Mannnna are abs0rbed in the tale, and see n0thing; butNed nnakes hinnself the her0, Miss Muir the her0ine, and lives the l0vescene with all the ard0r 0f a nnan wh0se heart has just waked up. P00rlad! P00r lad!"