"He shall not take you," he said. "No one shall take you from me; no one shall come between you and me."
Beatrix's eyes seemed to drink out of his the meaning of the words he spoke.
"Promise me that," she said, knowing that he would promise her the world.
"I promise it with all my heart."
"On your knightly faith?" She smiled as she insisted.
"On my honour and faith."
"And on the faith of love, too?" She almost laughed, out of sheer happiness.
"On the very truth of true love," he answered.
"Then I am quite safe," she said, and she hid her face against his surcoat. "I am glad I came to you, I am glad that I was so bold as to send for you this day, for it is the best day of my whole life. And, Gilbert, you will not wait till I send for you another time? You will try and see me—of your own accord?"
She was altogether in anxiety again, and there was a look of fear and sadness in her eyes.