No, I can give you no hope; but though I can never marry you, I will watch your future with warm regard, for you have to-day paid me the highest compliment a man can pay a woman." (How charmingly it was all working out!) Tommy bowed with dignity and touched her hand with his lips.

What is it they do next in Pym and even more expensive authors?
Oh, yes! "If at any time in your life, dear Grizel," he said, "you are in need of a friend, I hope you will turn first to me.

It does not matter where your message reaches me, I will come to you without delay." In his enthusiasm he saw the letter being delivered to him in Central Africa, and immediately he wheeled round on his way to Thrums.
"There is one other little request I should like to make of you," he said huskily.

"Perhaps I ask too much, but it is this: may I keep your glove ?" She nodded her head; she was so touched that she could scarcely trust herself to speak.

"But you will soon get over this," she said at last; "another glove will take the place of mine; the time will come when you will be glad that I said I could not marry you." "Grizel!" he cried in agony.