“Iloveyou，Iloveyou，“hesaidhuskily。
“SoIgather，“sheansweredinafeeblevoice。
“Doyoucareforme？“heasked。
“ItwouldseemthatImust，Alan，otherwiseIshouldscarcely——oh！youfoolishAlan，“andheedlessofherSundayhat，whichneverrecoveredfromthisencounter，butwaskeptasaholyrelic，sheletherheadfalluponhisshoulderandbegantocryagain，thistimeforveryhappiness。
Hekissedhertearsaway，thenashecouldthinkofnothingelsetosay，askedherifshewouldmarryhim。