7/24 This thing must be righted publicly." "And I was thinking that the man I loved was a coward!" "I am braver than you dream, Gretchen." And in truth he was, for he was about to set forth for the lion's den, and only amazing cleverness could extricate him. Man never enters upon the foolhardy unless it be to dazzle a woman. And the vintner's love for Gretchen was no passing thing. "Let us hurry; it is growing late. They will be shutting off the lights before we return." The police-bureau was far away, but the distance was nothing to these healthy young people. |