"That's exactly what you must do. Make love to her with all your might—as if your life depends on her answer and your stay in Richmond can be indefinite."
"I don't like the idea," he protested.
"Neither do I like this—" She swept the little attic room with a wave of her slender hand. "Come, my comrade, you must—"
He hesitated a moment, laughed, and said:
"All right."
CHAPTER XVI
THE FLOWER-DECKED TENT
When Socola rose the following morning he determined to throw every scruple to the winds and devote himself to Jennie Barton with a zeal and passion that would leave to his Southern rivals no doubt as to the secret of his stay.