“Yes, Monsieur.”
“But do you know what your choice means?”
I stood before him, brave in the darkness.
“Monsieur I have faced it all. I know; the choice is made––will you take me?”
Then I was in his strong arms, and for the first time, his lips met mine.
CHAPTER XXXI
WE REACH THE RIVER
It was the voice of Boisrondet which recalled us to a sense of danger.