"Yes," he whispered.
"Sure?"
"As sure as I am that I live."
"And will love me always?"
"Always," he answered.
She drew his head down a little and put her lips to his ear. "Then
I shall love you always," she whispered.
Mrs. Vaughn, was waiting for them at the fireside. They sat talking a while.
"You go off to bed, Polly," said the teacher, presently. "I've something to say, and you're not to hear it."
"I'll listen," said she, laughing.
"Then we'll whisper," Trove answered.