CHAPTER XX
AND THE GLORY
He had said quietly: "You are going to marry me!"
And she had replied, as if there could be no possible doubt about it:
"Yes, I am going to marry you."
"Because you love me better than anything or anybody else in all the world, even as I love you."
"Because I love you better than anything or anybody else in all the world," she repeated.
"So far, so good. When, Beloved Lady?"
At that she hesitated for a space and fell silent. He pressed her head closer, and bending his tall head laid his cheek to hers.
"When?"