and her eyes rested on him with a bright unclouded admiration.
\"Mercy—shall we elope?\" she laughed.
\"If you would—\"
\"You DO love me, Newland! I'm so happy.\"
\"But then—why not be happier?\"
\"We can't behave like people in novels, though, can we?\"
\"Why not—why not—why not?\"
She looked a little bored by his insistence. She knew very well that they couldn't, but it was troublesome to have to produce a reason. \"I'm
and her eyes rested on him with a bright unclouded admiration.
\"Mercy—shall we elope?\" she laughed.
\"If you would—\"
\"You DO love me, Newland! I'm so happy.\"
\"But then—why not be happier?\"
\"We can't behave like people in novels, though, can we?\"
\"Why not—why not—why not?\"
She looked a little bored by his insistence. She knew very well that they couldn't, but it was troublesome to have to produce a reason. \"I'm
