11/15 "Men usually think that of such women as I.They do not give us a hearing with the heart, only with the cruel, calculating brain. Think of it, Mr.Ridge, I have never known what it means to love. I have been loved; but in all my life there has been no awakening of a passion like that which sends Grace Vernon around the world to give herself to you. I know that love exists for other people. I have seen it--have almost felt it in them when they are near me. |