Your own eyes have seen the result.

Is there no encouragement in it for you and for me ?" * * See Betteredge's Narrative, chapter viii.
"You won't hurry me, Godfrey ?" "My time shall be yours." "You won't ask me for more than I can give ?" "My angel! I only ask you to give me yourself." "Take me!" In those two words she accepted him! He had another burst--a burst of unholy rapture this time.

He drew her nearer and nearer to him till her face touched his; and then--No! I really cannot prevail upon myself to carry this shocking disclosure any farther.

Let me only say, that I tried to close my eyes before it happened, and that I was just one moment too late.

I had calculated, you see, on her resisting.