She submitted.

To every right-feeling person of my own sex, volumes could say no more.
Even my innocence in such matters began to see its way to the end of the interview now.

They understood each other so thoroughly by this time, that I fully expected to see them walk off together, arm in arm, to be married.

There appeared, however, judging by Mr.Godfrey's next words, to be one more trifling formality which it was necessary to observe.
He seated himself--unforbidden this time--on the ottoman by her side.
"Shall I speak to your dear mother ?" he asked.

"Or will you ?" She declined both alternatives.
"Let my mother hear nothing from either of us, until she is better.