“For Christ’s sake! no, that’s not the reason!”
The wild agony in his voice started the honest answer:
“I came because of what you’re doing.”
He stopped, caught his breath, took fresh fear, and sobbed out:
“But—but you’ve never looked—like this before—you never looked like this for me.”
“Did you ever want me to look like this for you? Did you ever—— Oh—oh—oh!”
She turned, covered her eyes with her hands, and fell sobbing on to a chair.
And he fell on his knees beside her, and fought to draw away her hands, calling:
“Oh, God! I haven’t lost you! For God’s sake!—for Christ’s sake!—I haven’t lost you!”