"Is there nothing you can do, no kindness, no sacrifice you can make to shield Mrs. Ledwith?"
He stared at her, then his eyes roamed restlessly:
"How?"
"I don't know, Langly.... But if there is anything you could do——"
"What? My aunt and the papers are determined that I shall marry her! I take it that you are not suggesting that, are you?"
"I am suggesting nothing," she replied in a low voice.
"Well, I am. I'm suggesting that you and Molly and I go aboard the Yulan and clear out to-night!"
"You mean—to announce our engagement first?"
"Just as you choose," he said without a shade of expression on his features.
"You would scarcely propose that I sail with you under any other circumstances," she said sharply.