"That is the signal Lucy used to set in the window at the Hall to show that all was well," he said, putting his unwounded arm round the girl, "and now it gleams as a sign that there is a happy future for you and I, dearest."
"A red light is a danger signal," said Alice, laughing.
"This is the exception that proves the rule," said Gore. "It once led me into trouble, but now it shines upon me with my arms around you. Thank Heaven that, after all our trouble, we are at last in smooth waters. There's the gong for dinner."
Alice laughed. "A prosaic ending to a pretty speech," she said.
Transcriber Notes:
Throughout the dialogues, there were words used to mimic accents of the speakers. Those words were retained as-is.
Errors in punctuation and inconsistent hyphenation were not corrected unless otherwise noted.
On page 32, a quotation mark was added after "So as to keep Bernard away,".
On page 37, "Good-by" was replaced with "Good-bye".