To be sure we were working at cross-purposes, and you outwitted me, but later you squared all that by saving me from capture." "Why go over that unfortunate occurrence ?" she interrupted.

"Do you not suppose I regret that enough already ?" "I doubt if you regret it at all." "But I do--I haven't had a moment's peace since." "Indeed! Why ?" and I bent lower, eager to read her eyes.

"Because even in that little time you had learned to care for me ?" "Your words are insolent," rising to her feet, proudly, but I remained directly in her path.
"No, Miss Willifred," earnestly, "they are not, because they come from the heart.

You are a woman, and therefore you understand.

You cannot be angry with me, no matter how hard you try.