"D'you care for me?" she asked.
"I love you," said Silver.
She squeezed his hand, but answered nothing.
"D'you care for me?" he asked in his turn.
She did not answer for some time.
"I'm not going to marry you," she said at last.
"Why not?"
He thought she gulped.
"I'm not going to marry a gentleman."
"Why not?"