"But I am only engaged to Bob; that's all."
"Only engaged! In heaven's name! what do you mean? Do you intend to marry this man?"
"No, I never did; but—"
I was beginning to soften a bit to him. I could see his point of view. He was holding me by the arms so I couldn't get away from him, and when you are very close like that to a man you love (almost in his arms) you cannot help being moved. I was, anyway, and I said:
"I'll try and explain everything to you, if you won't be too angry with me."
"Go on."
"Well, you know when I got that fifty dollars, and gave up my position? Well, I spent it all and got down to ten cents, and I couldn't get work, and I was nearly starving—honestly I was. That last day I didn't have any dinner and hardly any luncheon or breakfast. Well then, I met Bob, and I told him—that very first night—and he lent me ten dollars, and insisted that I should take something from him each week till I got a position."
"In God's name, why did you not ask me?"
"I couldn't, Roger; I couldn't."
"Why not? Why not?"