"I certainly am left completely in the dark, unable even to clearly distinguish my mysterious companion in adventure." "And there really is no longer any occasion for such concealment." She lifted the heavy curtain beside her, permitting the grey light to rest upon her face.

"I preferred not to be seen at the park for obvious reasons; but here, alone with you, such precaution is quite unnecessary.

We are to be either friends, or enemies, so frankness is the best course." He saw the face of a young woman of twenty-four, or five, with dark eyes and hair, her cheeks flushed with health and excitement, her lips smiling.

It was a face of unusual attractiveness, not regular, perhaps, in any of its features, yet filled with character, and glowing with life.
It was to him a totally unfamiliar countenance, but one which as instantly awakened his interest.

He liked the girl, and believed in her.
"I can only thank you," he said, rather lamely.