"Do you—know of anything to come after the ninth dance?"
"No," she replied again, in a lower tone.
"Deborah—have you courage for an adventure?"
They saluted each other and gravely crossed over.
"I have courage, Sir Charles, if I have the will."
"Ah, Deborah—I entreat you to gain the will to-night!"
"For what?" she asked, softly.
"You know."
"Say it."
"To become—my wife."