But now you have opened my eyes, and I see clearly.

I owe you a debt of gratitude I can never repay." "If you go to court, this affair will have been a good lesson," I returned encouragingly.

"For there you must learn to despise the proffered love of men, whether it be pretended or real, until one comes who is worthy of you in person, wealth, and station." "Yes, I shall," she answered earnestly.

"But here we are at home.

As you suggest, let us not speak of this poor little affair." "By no means," I answered, as I opened the gate.
"And Baron Ned," she said, holding me back for a moment, "have no fear that I shall lose my heart at court to the detriment of my fortune.