My darling,--the only woman whom I ever loved,--the only woman of whom I ever was fond,--the only one to whom I ever gave an affectionate word or caress--" There are conversations which reach a stage where they should be known only to those who conduct them.

When Bartram started to depart, his love-life was unclouded.
"Ray," said Eleanor, at the door, "will you oblige me by seeing Sam Kimper in the morning and asking him to tell his daughter that I particularly wish she would come back to us ?".