There was a little quiver in the corner of her mouth and a curious shake in her voice. For a minute they strolled on in silence.
"You know, I think that Kenmore has much improved; I can't tell exactly how, but we had a long talk when I met him; something we haven't had for years. Although he is older than I by a year and more, I sometimes feel as if he were much the younger."
"I misjudged him very much at first," Hart returned, "but really I soon found out what a fine fellow he was."
"Tell me," she asked suddenly, "what do you think of Mr. Danforth?"
"I think he is a very uncommonplace man," Newton answered quietly, "with a remarkable mind and a chance in life, if he should choose to use it. Such a thing as failure, he would not understand."
"I take you to mean that with a strong incentive he could accomplish a great deal," said the girl, pausing for a minute and looking out over the water, "and that his real capacities have not been awakened."
"Yes," Hart answered, "that would be a good way to put it."
