Then at last as his hold began to slacken she took courage.
She laid her cheek against his hand.

"Ah, don't love me too much at first, darling," she said.

"Give me the love that lasts!" "And you think my love will not last ?" he said, his voice low and very deep.
She softly kissed the hand she held.

"No, I didn't say--or mean--that.

I believe it is the greatest thing that I shall ever possess.