bewilderment as she looked as though fascinated by the horror she read in his words. He felt her body straighten in his arms and saw that the blood had gone from her face. His meaning dawned on her slowly, and she turned in his arms, her eyes widening with bewilderment as she looked as though fascinated by the horror she read in his words. He felt her body straighten in his arms and saw that the blood had gone from her face. "Do I startle you? Don't look so strangely. You are the only woman in the world. I am mad about you. You know that? Can't you see? Look up at me, Camilla. There's a girl in the East they want me to marry—of an old line with money—but I swear I'll never marry her. Never!" "Do I startle you? Don't look so strangely. You are the only woman in the world. I am mad about you. You know that? Can't you see? Look up at me, Camilla. There's a girl in the East they want me to marry—of an old line with money—but I swear I'll never marry her. Never!" Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them. There was even a smile on her lips. "You mean—that I—that you——" She paused, uncertain of her words. Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them. There was even a smile on her lips. "You mean—that I—that you——" She paused, uncertain of her words. "That I'll stick to you until Kingdom Come," he assented. "That I'll stick to you until Kingdom Come," he assented. Her laugh echoed harshly in the bare room. "Whether you marry the other girl or not?" Her laugh echoed harshly in the bare room. "Whether you marry the other girl or not?" "I'll never marry the other girl," he said savagely, "never see her again if you say so——" "I'll never marry the other girl," he said savagely, "never see her again if you say so——" He took a step toward her, but she held up her hand as though warding off a blow. He took a step toward her, but she held up her hand as though warding off a blow. "One moment," she said, a calm taking the place of her forced gayety, her voice ringing with a deep note of scorn. "I didn't understand at first. Back here in
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