"Thanks! By this token I know that I am loved--by this token you are mine--mine forever! Happy, happy day! It shall be the golden one in all the calendar of my life." With the ardor of passion he drew her to his side again, and clasping his arm around her, kissed her with all the fervor of an entranced lover--kissed her over and over again, wildly.
All this was not mere acting on the part of Mr.Dexter.He did love the sweet young girl as truly as men of his peculiar character are capable of loving.

He was deeply in earnest.

There was a charm about Jessie Loring which had captivated him in the beginning.

She was endowed with rich mental gifts, as well as personal beauty; and with both, Dexter was charmed even to fascination.

Superficial, vain of his person, and self-satisfied from his position, he had not been much troubled by doubts touching his ability to secure the hand of Miss Loring, and by his very boldness and ardor, won his suit ere she had sufficient warning of his purpose to throw a mail-clad garment around her.
Dexter remained for only a short period after this ardent declaration.