"My father will not overlook the indignity to--to my--to his future son-in-law.

I am afraid he may take extreme measures.

Believe me, I understand why you did it and I--again I thank you.

I am not angry with you, yet you will understand that I cannot condone your kind fault." "Forgive me," muttered the hapless Chase.
"It would not be proper in me to say that I could bless you for what you have done," she said, so naively that he lifted his eyes to hers and let his heart escape heavenward.
"The whole world will call me a bungling, stupid ass for not knowing who he was," said Chase, with a wretched smile.
Her face brightened after a moment, and an entrancing smile broke around her lips.
"If I were you, I'd never confess that I did not know who he was," she said.

"Let the world think that you _did_ know.