"You know my price," she said between her teeth.
"I can't pay it—I can't."
"Then you must be content to see her ruined."
"You are a devil!"
"And you are most polite. No; I am a woman who loves you, and who is determined to have you at any cost."
"Can you really save Anne?"
"I can."
"Will you give me time to think?"
A flash of joy crossed her face. "Then I am not so indifferent to you as you would have me suppose," she said softly.
"You are not so—no, no! I can't say it! Give me time! give me time!" He opened the door.