He knew that in her excitement and the tremendous effort she was making to understand something of what he was saying that she was unconscious of his embrace.

That, and the joyous thrill of the situation, sent the hot blood into his face.
"I'm dangerously near to going the limit," he told her, speaking with a seriousness that would impress her.

"I'd fight twenty of those little devils single-handed to know just how you'd take it, and I'd fight another dozen to know who that fellow is in the picture.

I'm tempted right now to hug you up close, and kiss you, and let you know how I feel.

I'd like to do that--before--anything happens.