"But when the face did not again appear at the window?"
"I saw the stern visage replace yours, and afterward there was a blank. I had no way to reach you."
"Yes," calmly, "the incident was closed. My betrothal was arranged, and you started on your campaigns."
"I had no thought punishment would come to you."
"It came."
"My dear lady, I would have saved you at any cost had I known. My heart bleeds that I was in any way the cause of tragedy in your life."
"You are more than kind, Captain."
"I wish I could give back to you those lost years."
"Your wish is most generous, señor."
"Before an unwilling marriage should have been forced on you I would have scaled those barbed walls to bear you away with me, after the manner of the knights of old."