"Are we both in love with the same woman ?" "No, Kendric, no," he said quickly, taking my hand.

"I do not mean that.
I would not permit myself to love her, knowing that you love her also." "What, then, do you mean ?" I asked.
"That there is danger," he answered huskily, sinking into a chair.

"I am a fool not to have thought of it long ago!" His words seemed to sting me, and for a moment I could not speak.
"You know what is in her heart, Rayel," I said presently.

"Tell me, is it false, or is she, as I have thought, a pure and noble woman ?" "She is pure and worthy of your love," he answered.

"Her life has been much exposed to temptation, but her character has been greater than any temptation.