"But you are not well enough to go—not strong enough to stand the test."
"The warmth of the climate will benefit me as nothing else could. I shall not die, Carlita. The thought of your love will give me every courage. Besides, I shall have one near who cares for me as a brother."
"You mean—"
"Leith."
She sat there for a moment, dumb, stunned, never raising her eyes, but Olney was watching her narrowly; then she drew a trifle closer to him, and with bowed head, whispered:
"There is—something that—I must tell you. It is about—about—"
"Leith?" he questioned, gently.
"Yes," she returned in a voice which he did not remember.
"I know," he said, softly.
"He told you?"