“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.


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CHAPTER XXXI

WE REACH THE RIVER

It was the voice of Boisrondet which recalled us to a sense of danger.