"Answer me Gladys" cried the lover "I love you so much and if you will only be my wife my happiness will be complete."
"Oh Lord Beaufort" cried Gladys "this is so unexpected."
"Call me Mulberry!" he almost whispered.
"Well Mulberry" murmured Gladys "I really dont know what to say."
"Think darling" cried Mulberry, "surely you dont wish to crush all hope and happiness out of my life, my heart beats only for you Gladys, you dont wish to stop it do you?"
"Oh no" earnestly replied Gladys.
"Then may I take that as your acceptation of me?" enquired Mulberry.
"I think you may" replied Gladys softly.
Mulberry was too overpowered with joy to say a word, he merely clasped her in his arms and drew her head on to his shoulder, where it lay in a state of bliss for the space of three minutes.
At length she slowly raised it and Mulberry taking one of her hands pressed it tight saying, "then darling, we may consider ourselves engaged?"