5/12 You see I know you, Deborah, I know you've always grown like that--by risking what you've got to-day for something more to-morrow." "I've never taken a risk like this!" "I tell you this time it's no risk! Because you're a grown woman--formed! I'm not making a saint of you. You're no angel down among the poor because you feel it's your duty in life--it's your happiness, your passion! You couldn't neglect them if you tried!" "But the time," she asked him quickly. "Where shall I find the time for it all ?" "A man finds time enough," he answered, "even when he's married." "But I'm not a man, I'm a woman," she said. And in a low voice which thrilled him, "A woman who wants a child of her own!" His lean muscular right hand contracted sharply upon hers. She winced, drew back a little. |