A true lover would have been looking up.
'I wanted to tell you, Stephen, that I have been thinking over what you said to me in your letter, and what you said in words; and I want to accept!' As he was speaking he was looking her straight in the face.
Stephen answered slowly with a puzzled smile which wrinkled up her forehead: 'Accept what I said in my letter! why, Leonard, what do you mean?
That letter must have had a lot more in it than I thought.

I seem to remember that it was simply a line asking you to meet me.

Just let me look at it; I should like to be sure of what actually is!' As she spoke she held out her hand.

Leonard was nonplussed; he did not know what to say.

Stephen made up her mind to have the letter back.