His many sins, however, were for the moment all forgotten.
He pressed her closer and kissed her, and she felt that further opposition was useless.
"Will you marry me ?" she asked, forgetting how.
"This very day," he said, with all delight.
Now the hall-boy pounded on the door and he released his hold upon her regretfully.
"You get ready now, will you," he said, "at once ?" "Yes," she answered.
"I'll be back in three-quarters of an hour." Carrie, flushed and excited, moved away as he admitted the boy.
Below stairs, he halted in the lobby to look for a barber shop.

For the moment, he was in fine feather.

His recent victory over Carrie seemed to atone for much he had endured during the last few days.

Life seemed worth fighting for.

This eastward flight from all things customary and attached seemed as if it might have happiness in store.