"Yes, but it does not matter.
Mother is dead, and my father does not care for me." She flushed a deep red and hastily added, "No one will miss me.

I am so alone." "You are not alone!" he impetuously exclaimed--"I love you, Sisily--that is what I wished to say.

I came here to tell you." He caught a swift fleeting glance from her dark eyes, immediately veiled.
"Do you really mean what you say ?" she replied, a little unsteadily.
"Yes, Sisily.

I have loved you ever since I first met you," he replied.
"And, since then, I have loved you more and more." "Oh, why have you told me this now ?" she exclaimed.

"You think I am lonely, and you are sorry for me.