“What?”
“What’s the use of waiting? You’re going to marry me in the end, you know.”
“Oh, am I?”
“Yes. You can’t afford to refuse. I’ve got the money, position, and father has influence. That means power for a man of your ability. You’re getting ambitious. I can tell that by the way you’re sticking at things. There’s no telling what you mightn’t accomplish with the help I can bring you. Oh, you could get along alone, of course. But you’d waste a lot of time. You’d better think about it seriously.”
“I have thought about it. I’m really beginning to believe you mean it.”
“Yes, I do mean it. I’ve decided to marry you. And you know I’ve never yet failed at anything I’ve undertaken.”
She was quite in earnest and he looked at her amusedly.
“Then I suppose I’d better surrender at discretion.”
“Yes, I’m sure you had.”
“Isn’t there a loophole?”