23/29 Next day she could have referred to it, with just the slightest break in her voice. But to come straight to him, looking delighted-- "And, after all, I am entitled to know first," Grizel said, "for I am your oldest friend." Friend! He could not help repeating the word with bitter emphasis. For her sake, as it seemed to him now, he had flung himself into the black waters of the Drumly. He had worn her glove upon his heart. |