‘Oh, I am so glad and thankful.’
‘Yes; it was rather considerate of me.’
‘Oh, I don’t mean that,’ the flush deepening; ‘I am glad you know.’
‘I have known some time.’
‘How could you? I only knew to-day myself.’
‘I have eyes.’ She flushed again.
‘Do you mean that people—’ she began anxiously.
‘No; I am not “people.” I have eyes, and my eyes have been opened.’
‘Opened?’
‘Yes, by love.’