Chapter 48

With her breast rising and falling stormily, she stared at the fire, and for a while the man watched her gravely. He could see the whole scene as clearly as if he had been there himself, and as he looked at the girl a great wonder took possession of him that any man could be such an unutterable fool as to refuse her offer. "So now you've come to me." He rose and sat down on the arm of her chair. "Yes." She looked up into his face. "Don't you want me?" "Want you? My dear." He bent and kissed the upturned mouth, and …