"I never told him about the lamb. I didn't want him to come."
"Is he all right?"
"I left him playing."
The darkness had gone from her brain and the tumult from her senses. She felt nothing but her heart straining towards him in an immense tenderness that was half pity.
"Are you thinking about Colin?" he said.
"No. I'm not thinking about anything but you… Now you know why I was happy looking after Colin. Why I was happy working on the land. Because he was your brother. Because it was your land. Because there wasn't anything else I could do for you."
"And I've done nothing for you. I've only hurt you horribly. I've brought you nothing but trouble and danger."
"I don't care."
"No, but think. Anne darling, this is going to be a very risky business. Are you sure you can go through with it? Are you sure you're not afraid?"
"I've never been much afraid of anything."