"What has he got to do with it?"
"A very great deal, I imagine, seeing that if he likes he can revoke his will any day, and leave you without a penny."
"Uncle Barton wouldn't be such, a beast!"
"I'm not so sure about that. He has considerable capacity for being a beast. And you know how he dislikes me. But if you really do care, Gerald——"
"Oh, Hilda, you know I do—you are everything to me. Tell me that you care for me a little—that you will be my wife."
"Are you quite, quite sure you mean what you are saying—that you really——"
"A thousand times yes; I love you with my whole soul."
"And you are quite willing to take the risk?"
"Anything, everything—so long as I have you!"
"Then I will confess—I do care for you, Gerald."