At any rate, I never misunderstood him.

That Sunday call might have made me suspicious of any ordinary mortal; but I knew no common rule could apply to such an exception as he is.

I only wonder, when he really does find himself in earnest, how he is to convey his meaning to the future Lady Danvers.

What words would be strong enough; what ink would be black enough to carry conviction to her mind ?" She smiled at the thought, and, as she smiled, another face rose suddenly before her--Dare's pale and serious, as it had been of late, with the wistful, anxious eyes.

_He_, at least, had meant a great deal, she thought with remorse.