"I've been thinking things over, and I've come to the conclusion that if you're game I am."
"Game? game for what? what do you mean?"
Mr. Nash glanced round, as if to ascertain if any one was in sight, then dropped his voice.
"To marry."
"Herbert!"
Her heart seemed to leap into her mouth, as if the word, coming from his lips, touched a spring and made it bound.
"You said you'd like the marriage to be at once; what do you say to our being married to-morrow?"
"Herbert!"
At the moment she could only trust herself to repeat his name, she was in such a curious state of tremblement.
"Do you know that Guldenheim and his crowd are in the house?"