37/45 So I ignore them," she concluded, smilingly; and touched her lips to his hand. I don't think it would do for everybody to ignore it." "You think we may, safely ?" "Don't you, Louis ?" she asked, flushing. "It leaves you free in your own world." "How would it leave you ?" She looked up, smiling adorably at his thought of her: "Free as I am now, dearest of men--free to be with you when you wish for me, free to relieve you of myself when you need that relief, free to come and go and earn my living as independently as you gain yours. It would leave me absolutely tranquil in body and mind...." She laid her flushed face against his. "Only my heart would remain fettered. |