Chapter 23

And how could she know that Michael was by sheer strength of will keeping away from her. After he left Annapolis, he had thought of her constantly. He had been carried away by emotion that night in the moonlight. If he saw her again he might not be master of himself. He was even afraid to think of her, because when he did his soul was shaken. He knew now that he could love her. But who was he that she should love him in return? He was disillusioned, fearful of another experience such as he had had with Helen. He ha…