Have no fear of that.

But otherwise, I will not." "You will not ?" he cried.

"You will not ?" "No!" "You will not marry me ?" "No!" The moment she had said it fear seized her, and she could have fled from him, screaming.

The flash of his eyes, the sudden passion of his face, burned themselves into her memory.

She thought for a second that he would spring on her and strike her down.