"I can't marry you against your will, can I ?" he said.

"It's not done nowadays." She smiled a little.

"I'm not afraid of that." "Shall we go on being engaged, then," he said, "and see how we like it?
We won't tell anyone yet--if you'd rather not." She hesitated.

"But--if I go to India with Nick ?" He frowned momentarily.

"Well.