"Sam!" she exclaimed breathlessly.

"Sam!" Sam's eyes dropped, but he managed to turn his face in her direction.

The situation was too serious for him; he did not dare to indulge in such vanities as manhood or manly appearance.
"That's the truth, Susan," he said sullenly.

"_You_ talked a lot about marrying but _I_ never thought of such a thing." "But--you said--you loved me." "I didn't mean anything by it." There fell a silence that was interrupted by Mr.Wright.

"You see there's nothing in it, Warham.