"Do you think so?" Alicia asked with some excitement. "Do you think I have imagined it all and Bertrand and I have had no communication?"
"I think it quite possible," said Ben. "You'll never be able to prove it, of course. Anyway, from what I remember of Bertrand, he would want you to be happy, and he would like his boys to be looked after."
"You think he would?" Alicia asked.
"I'm certain of it," said Ben.
"Then you would marry Mr. Redforth?"
"If I liked him sufficiently, and trusted him, yes," said Ben. "In any case I should not let the vague possibility of Bertrand's disapproval deprive me of the chance of new happiness."
"Ben, you're a darling!" said Alicia, kissing her impulsively. "I'll do it."
"And what about Mr. Redforth's sister?" Ben asked.
"Oh, she must make her own arrangements," said Alicia.