"When I love you so? Little Mavis, I love you, I love you, I love you!"
She trembled all over. He seized her hand, covered it with kisses, and then tried to draw her lips to his.
"My hand was enough."
"Your lips! Your lips!"
"But—"
"I love you! Your lips!"
He forced his lips to hers. When he released them, she looked at him as if spellbound, with eyes veiled with wonder and dismay—with eyes which revealed the great awakening which had taken place in her being.
"I love little Mavis. I love her," he whispered.
The look in her eyes deepened, her lips trembled, her bosom was violently disturbed. Perigal touched her arm. Then she gave a little cry, the while her head fell helplessly upon his shoulder.