202/211 I know she is dead in love with him; but she could only have accepted him conditionally." "Conditionally to his making it all right with Stoller ?" "Stoller? What makes you think she accepted him at all ?" "What do you think she was crying about ?" "Well, I have supposed that ladies occasionally shed tears of pity. If she accepted him conditionally she would have to tell her father about it." Mrs.March gave him a glance of silent contempt, and he hastened to atone for his stupidity. "Perhaps she's told him on the instalment plan. Poor old fellow, I wish we were going to find him in Ansbach! He could make things very smooth for us." "Well, you needn't flatter yourself that you'll find him in Ansbach. |