"I am too weak, too ready to stray from the path myself, too easily led by those I—"
"Love?" he whispered eagerly, and bending over her, as she paused in confusion, "O, Mildred, darling, say the sweet word! You do love me! you do! I see it in your dear eyes, and I will never despair. But speak the word, dearest, once, just once!"
"Oh, Charlie!" she groaned, covering her face, "I should learn to love you too well to bear the thought that we were not to spend eternity together."
THE END.
Transcriber's Notes
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
The following corrections have been made to the text:
- p. [220] "... calling himself the Count DeLisle." replaced with:
"... calling himself the Count De Lisle." - p. [239] "... added a hundred dollars to her salery," replaced with:
"... added a hundred dollars to her salary," - p. [283] "... and she dosen't believe ..." replaced with:
"... and she doesn't believe ..."
The following may be errors but have not been corrected: