"I mean that I love you. You must have known it long since. I mean that you are dearer to me than all the world."
"Oh, let me go! I cannot listen to you!"
"But you must! you must!"
"Oh, let me go!"
"You do not love me, then?"
"Oh, let me go, let me go!"
But he held her fast, pressing her closer and closer to him.
"I will not let you go until you tell me!"
"Oh, I can't tell you! Can't you see that what you have told me makes all the difference in the world?"
"I beg your pardon. I should have expected this. Forgive me and forget me; I will go away to-morrow."