\"Pierrette，\"shesaid，\"youarenolongerachild;youarenearlyfifteen，anditisnotatallsurprisingthatyoushouldhavealover。\"
\"But，cousin，\"saidPierrette，raisinghereyeswithangelicsweetnesstothecold，sourfaceofhercousin，\"Whatisalover？\"
ItwouldhavebeenimpossibleforSylvietodefinealoverwithtruthanddecencytothegirl’smind。Insteadofseeinginthatquestiontheproofofadorableinnocence，sheconsidereditapieceofinsincerity。
\"Alover，Pierrette，isamanwholovesusandwishestomarryus。\"
\"Ah，\"saidPierrette，\"whenthathappensinBrittanywecalltheyoungmanasuitor。\"