Besides, this kind of talk would take his mind from his miseries.
"Oh, but I am not so sure of that," she rejoined, in an encouraging tone.
A light broke out in Jack's eyes: "You mean that she WOULD let me call her--call her Ruth ?" "I don't mean anything of the kind, you foolish fellow.

You have got to ask her yourself; but there's no telling what she would not do for you now, she's so grateful to you for saving her father's life." "But I did not," he exclaimed, an expression as of acute pain crossing his brows.

"I only helped him along.

But she must not be grateful.

I don't like the word.