“And you knew right, Gardy; perfectly right.”
“Then, what——”
“I did open my heart to him, and I told him everything. And we both knew it was all right—everything all right—and as it should be.”
My voice grew small and faint and all but failed me.
“Then—then what was it you told him, Betty?”
She wrung her hands, and her eyes were filled with tears, but neither the gesture nor the tears were those of distress.
“Oh, Gardy, my boy!” she cried holding out her arms. “Are you going to make me propose to you?”
XL
We stayed there at the cave much longer than we had planned. At times, during the forenoon, conscience smote us.
“Really, they’ll be worrying about us on the yacht,” said I.