He lifted her hand to his lips: "Do you love me, Jacqueline?"
"Yes."
"Above everything?"
"Yes."
"And you know that I love you above everything in the world?"
She was silent.
"Jacqueline!" he urged. "Don't you know it?"
"I—think you—care for me."
He laughed: "Will Your Royal Shyness never unbend! Is that all the credit you give me for my worship and adoration?"