"You are overwhelming me with your modesty. You wish me to thank you for all your kindness, as I ought to thank you, and yet am not able to do. You have always been very kind to me; you stood by me when even my nearest relatives rose against me, and at the very last----"
"I did nothing but what I would do again at the peril of my life. But here we are at Miss Bear's house. Is the gate locked?"
"No."
They went through the small garden up to the house-door. Oswald rang the bell.
"Shall I see you again?"
"I go often to Doctor Rohan's!"
The door was unlocked from within.
"Good-night!"
"Good-night!"
Oswald seized Helen's hand and pressed it passionately to his lips.