Either stay or fly--you have not ten seconds for your choice." She turned her imploring eyes to his.
"Let me stay here and end it all--" "That you shall not!" he exclaimed, dragging her towards the end of the hall opposite to the usual entrance, and where he knew that there must be a door behind the screen of plants.

His hold tightened upon her yielding waist.

Her head fell back and her full lips parted in an ecstasy of delight as she felt herself hurried along in his arms, scarcely touching the floor with her feet.
"Ah--now--now! Let it come now!" she sighed.
"It must be now--or never," he said almost roughly.

"If you will leave this house with me now, very well.

But leave this room you shall.