“You know why, Frank. I explained it all to you. Since leaving there, I have tried to forget Juliet Reynolds. I find I can’t forget so easily.”
“And now you are ready to go back to her?”
“I did not say that.”
“But you meant it. I am afraid you are hard hit, Jack.”
“I’m afraid so, too, Merry; and, still, I know I’d never be happy if I were to win her, and marry her. I must keep away from her, that is all. It’s my only salvation.”
“Can you?”
“I can, and will!”
“That is a good resolution.”
“But it is not what we were talking about. You have explained why you had a secret from the rest of us, and I understand it now, but I do not understand your desire to remain longer in Paris.”
“Did you ever know Frank Merriwell to turn his back on danger?”