"I was afraid I might say too much if I began."
"No!" she protested, as his grasp got firmer. "There's something else! How long have you really—"
"How long have I wanted you? Well, I think I began to feel the need a day or two after I met you at the summer hotel."
Agatha blushed, but smiled with shining eyes.
"Then if the need hasn't gone, you can take me."
Thirlwell said nothing, but took her in his arms.