"I knew my own mind, anyway," he said.
"And you've never had--any doubts ?" questioned Dot.
"Not one," said Fletcher Hill.
She laid her hand on his arm with a shy gesture.

"I hope you won't be dreadfully disappointed in me," she said.
He bent towards her, and for a moment she felt as if his keen eyes pierced her.

"I don't think that is very likely," he said, and kissed her with the words.
She did not shrink from his kiss, but she did not return it; nor did he linger as if expecting any return.
He was on his feet the next moment, and she wondered with a little sense of chill if he were really satisfied..