She struggled a little. And then, "Let her think I was engaged to you when I wasn't?" she gasped.
"But we are, Beth, dear. Say we are, won't you?"
"Not when we're not."
"Beth——!"
"You should have spoken sooner, if you'd really meant it. Oh, I know what it is. I've always known there's a difference between us."
"No—not unless you make it."
"Yes. It was there before I was born. You were brought up in a different kind of life in a different way of thinkin' from mine——"
"What has that got to do with it?"
"Everything. It's not my fault. And maybe I'm a little too proud. But I'm straight——"
"Don't, Beth——" He put his arm around her but she disengaged herself gently.