12/32 I scarcely know you, and have certainly never seen you possessed of such a spirit of determination." Mr.Penfold smiled. "It would have been better for me, perhaps, if I had always been so determined, Withers. At any rate I mean to have my own way in this matter. I have not had a real holiday for years." So Mr.Penfold had his own way, and carried off Mabel wild with delight and excitement upon the day after he had received Mrs. There was no shade of embarrassment in the meeting between Mrs.Conway and the man who had once been her lover. |