"This, I suppose, is not what you wanted to say to me?"
Instantly her alarm overcame her defiant attitude.
"No, no. I am terribly worried. I want your help, oh! so much."
She extended her hand timidly as though in apology, but still offended, he withdrew his, saying:
"Anything I can do and you need not fear that I'll take advantage of it!"
"Oh!" she shrank back and then in a moment said, "Bojo, forgive me— I am very cruel— I know it. Will you forgive me?"
"I forgive you," he said at last, trembling at the sweetness of her voice, resolved whatever the temptation, to show her that he could control himself.
"Bojo, everything is going against Dad—everything. Doris must come back and we must get word to Dolly. He needs all the help we can give him."
"Are you sure?" he said, amazed.
"Oh! I know."