she had foreseen all along? My evil first experience rose up to warn me. No, I would not speak now; it was no time. If she loved me, it might make her love me less; better to trust to God to spare us both.
“Yes, it is all,” I said doggedly.
She drew a little nearer, hesitating. It was as though her disappointment had gained on her relief.
“Do you know what I thought you were going to say?”
“No, indeed.”
“Dare I tell you?”
she had foreseen all along? My evil first experience rose up to warn me. No, I would not speak now; it was no time. If she loved me, it might make her love me less; better to trust to God to spare us both.
“Yes, it is all,” I said doggedly.
She drew a little nearer, hesitating. It was as though her disappointment had gained on her relief.
“Do you know what I thought you were going to say?”
“No, indeed.”
“Dare I tell you?”
