“That is just what I want.”
“Do tell me, at least, what shall I see?”
“Daughter of Eve! Can you keep a secret?”
“If you tell it to me, yes.”
“It is a secret which is not mine. If you tell it you will betray me,” said Jean.
With her lovely dark eyes full of passion, she looked intently at him.
“Jean,” she said, “my dear Jean, I am not worth much and you think even less of me. To please you I would face any danger ... and even Mrs. Grundy!”
“Above all Mrs. Grundy, if you will.”
“But I do mean it. Ah, if you wished it, I would go to the end of the world with you!”
“Without luxuries?” he asked, giving a sceptical smile.