I love you so--don't let us live apart any more.

If you must go, go as my wife." A thrill of joy ran through her.

Her lips quivered.

She wanted to cry out, to put her arms around his neck, to tell him everything in her heart.

Then came a quick, sharp pain that stifled every other thought.
For the first time the real bitterness of the situation confronted her.
This phase of it she had not counted upon.
She shrank back a little.