Besides, strange words to hear! she was asking him not to kiss her.
"Theophil dear, don't kiss me yet.

I have something to say, and if you kiss me I shall have no strength to say it." "Jenny!" "Dear," she began with a voice that seemed to bleed at every word, "I want to be so kind.

I don't want to hurt you with a single word.

You'll believe that, won't you ?" Theophil pressed her hand for assent, but already in a flash the whole revelation was upon him.

Jenny knew he loved Isabel.