Theykepttheirsecretforawhile，oratleasttheyhadthatspecialjoyofbelievingthatnooneinalltheworldbutthemselvesknewthisthathadhappenedtothem。ButIthinkthattherewasonepersonwhoknewhowtokeepasecretevenbetterthanthesetwolovers。Mrs。Taylormadenoremarkstoanyonewhatever。NobodyonBearCreek，however，wassoextraordinarilycheerfulandserene。ThatpeculiarseveritywhichshehadmanifestedinthedayswhenMollywaspackingherpossessions，hadnowaltogetherchanged。Inthesedaysshewasendlesslykindandindulgenttoher“deary。“Although，asahousekeeper，Mrs。
Taylorbelievedinpunctualityatmeals，andvisitedheroffspringwithdisciplinewhentheywerelatewithoutgoodandsufficientexcuse，Mollywasnowexemptfromthefaintesthintofreprimand。
“Andit’snotbecauseyou’renothermother，“saidGeorgeTaylor，bitterly。“Sheusedtogetit，too。Andwe’retheonlyonesthatgetit。Thereshecomes，justaswe’reaboutreadytoquit！
Aren’tyougoingtosayNOTHINGtoher？“
“George，“saidhismother，“whenyou’vesavedaman’slifeit’llbetimeforyoutotalk。“