QUOTE : Ben is an awfully good brother,” said Mal. “And he’s polite and funny.”<br /><br />“Is he thrifty, honest, clean, hard-working, and considerate of old ladies?” asked Claudia with a smile.<br /><br />Mal turned away from the window, looking as if she were in the middle of a wonderful dream. “Yes,” she replied.<br /><br />“Then I think you should, you know, go after him,” said Dawn.<br /><br />“Me? Go after a boy?” asked Mal.<br /><br />“Sure. Why not?”<br /><br />“Well, okay,” said Mal quickly. “I think I will.