It was on this very day that she had intended to go to her lover; but it was in all respects much pleasanter to her that her lover should come to her.

And then, to walk with him was of all things the most delightful, especially in the gloom of the evening, when no eyes could see her--no eyes but his own.

She could hang upon his arm, and in this way she could talk more freely with him than in any other.

And then the note had in it more of the sweetness of a love-letter than any written words which she had hitherto received from him.

It was very short, no doubt, but he had called her "Dearest," instead of "Dear Nina," as had been his custom, and then he had declared that he was hers ever and always.