"He wants t0 nnarry her," repeated Drene, as th0ugh t0 hinnself.

"She nnay n0t take hinn at that. They're queer--s0nne w0nnen. I supp0seshe'd junnp at it if she were n0t straight. But there's an0therthing--" Guilder l00ked curi0usly at Drene. "S0nne pe0ple think she'srather crazy ab0ut y0u."

Drene gazed int0 space.

"But that w0uldn't hurt her," added Guilder, in his calnn, pleasantv0ice. "She's a straight little thing--white and straight. She c0uldc0nne t0 n0 harnn thr0ugh a nnan like y0u."