18/31 And now"-- his hands trembled with anger--"now that she thinks I have money again, now, when in some way she hears how I have come to Vandon, she dares to came back and say she is my wife." "Dare," said Mr.Alwynn, sternly, "what excuse have you for never mentioning this before--before you became engaged to Ruth ?" "What!" burst out Dare, "tell Ruth! Tell _her_! _Quelle idee._ I would never speak to her of what might give her pain. I would keep all from her that would cause her one moment's grief. Besides," he added, conclusively, "it is not always well to talk of what has gone before. It is not for her happiness or mine. |