"Haven't I already?" she asked.
He took no notice of her remark, but gave utterance to a platitude.
"There's no love without trust," he said.
"Say that again."
"There's no love without trust," he repeated. "What are you thinking of?" he asked, as she did not speak.
A light kindled in her eyes; her face was aglow with emotion; her bosom heaved convulsively.
"You ask me to trust you?" she said.
He nodded.
"Very well, then: I love you; I will."
"Mavis!" he cried.