\"But——but——sheisn’tthatkindofagirl。\"
\"Howdoyouknow？Youdidn’tputhertothetest。Youowedherthat。Itseemstomeyouoweittohernow。\"
Theanswertothiswasonhistongue。Itwasreadybehindhisclosedlips，eagertoburstforth。Thathedidn’tlovetheDavidsongirl，neverhadlovedher。Thatduringthepastmonthhehadcometorealizetherewasbutonewomaninthewideworldforhim。Anddidthatwomanmeanwhatshesaidaboutwaitingyears——andyears——
providedshecared？Anddidshecare？
Hedidn’tutteronewordofthis。Hewantedto，butitseemedsopreposterous。Suchanidiotic，outrageousthingtoask。Yetitisprobablethathewouldhaveaskeditiftheyoungladyhadgivenhimthechance。Butshedidnot；afterasidelongglanceathisface，shehurriedlyrosefromtherockandannouncedthatshemustbegettingbacktothehouse。