"And you wanted to keep the knowledge of that conquest from me?" he asked, readily taking in the situation—and her hand.
"No, dear. I'll never keep anything from you now, I fear."
"And you don't regret anything?"
"You surely don't mean Tom?"
This was said with such intense surprise that Ralph could not refrain from laughing; however, he added, "Are you sure you will never be sorry you married me?"
"Never," Adelina said, vehemently.
And the answer seemed to satisfy him.
Transcriber's Notes: There were a few printer's errors which have been corrected. The original publication did not contain a table of contents. This has been provided for the reader's convenience. The original title page of this book was missing and a mock one has been produced.