We can be married, we can go down to my home on the Sussex Downs.

That old house needs a mistress, Sylvia.

It is very lonely." He drew a breath and smiled suddenly.

"And I would like so much to show you it, to show you all the corners, the bridle-paths across the downs, the woods, and the wide view from Arundel to Chichester spires.

Sylvia, come!" Just for a moment it seemed that she leaned toward him.