in a steadier voice.
“No-listen!” They were quarrelling. Rattray’s voice was loud and angry. “They cannot hear,” I continued, in more cautious tones; “they think I’m in bed and asleep half-a-mile away. Oh, thank God! I’ll get you away from them; trust me, my love, my darling!”
In my madness I knew not what I said; it was my wild heart speaking. Some moments passed before she replied.
“Will you promise to do nothing I ask you not to do?”
in a steadier voice.
“No-listen!” They were quarrelling. Rattray’s voice was loud and angry. “They cannot hear,” I continued, in more cautious tones; “they think I’m in bed and asleep half-a-mile away. Oh, thank God! I’ll get you away from them; trust me, my love, my darling!”
In my madness I knew not what I said; it was my wild heart speaking. Some moments passed before she replied.
“Will you promise to do nothing I ask you not to do?”
