"I think I could learn," she said, at last.
"Then you are promised to me? Caro, say, 'Rodney, I am promised to you.'"
He had drawn her more closely.
"Say it."
"Rodney, I am promised to you."
"Thank you, dear little girl, thank you. We shall be as happy as the day is long. I begin to be happy already."
She looked up at him wistfully. Her features were not quite steady.
"Oh," she whispered, "I hope you haven't made a mistake!"
"I'm sure I've not."
He kissed her, but she shrank a little from him. She put her hand on his breast, and thrust him from her.