Had she done so, the two lives would have changed in that moment. But the old rebellious spirit came uppermost, and she looked at him defiantly and cried:
"Are you goin' to propose to me, too?"
That was the one mistake that separated those two hearts. Sir Gerald drew back from her—hurt.
She was right—they were not equals.
She could not understand him, since he could never quite say all he felt, and she could never divine what was left unsaid.
She was indeed right.
Such as this could never be a home for her.
Jarvis came quietly in:
"Mr. Hawkes says, Miss, if you are going to catch the train—"
"I'll catch it," said Peg impatiently; and Jarvis went out.