Staring at the frowning face of Ronicky Doone her heart for a moment misgave her.
How could she tell the truth?
How could she admit her cowardice which had accepted Ruth's great sacrifice?
"No," she said at last, "Ruth stayed." "Talk about that afterward, Ronicky," pleaded Bill Gregg.

"I got about a million things to say to Caroline." "I'm going to talk now," said Ronicky gravely.

"They's something queer about the way Caroline said that.

Will you let me ask you a few more questions ?" "Won't you wait ?" asked Caroline, in an agony of remorse and shame.
"Won't you wait till the morning ?" Ronicky Doone walked up and down the room for a moment.

He had no wish to break in upon the long delayed happiness of these two.