The present is ours.

And--and I love you, Garth!" It was difficult to reason coolly with her arms about him, her lips so near his own, and his great love for her pulling at his heart.

But he made one further effort.
"If you should ever regret it, Sara ?" he whispered.

"I don't think I could bear that." She looked at him with steady eyes.
"You will not have it to bear," she said.

"I shall never regret it." Still he hesitated.