It was so sudden that it almost took her breath away; and before she knew it he had, with the blood coming and going in his cheeks, declared his love for her daughter, and asked her permission to pay her his addresses.

After the first gulp or two he had lost his embarrassment, and was speaking in a straightforward, manly way.

The color had come rushing back into his face, and his eyes were filled with light.

Mrs.Yorke felt that it was necessary to do something.

So, though she felt some trepidation, she took heart and began to answer him.