His heart was thumping like the strokes of a heavy hammer.

"Then you'll have me ?" he said.
She put her other hand, with a very winning gesture of confidence, into his.

"I don't see how I can help it," she said.

"You've knocked down all my obstacles.

But you do understand, don't you?
You won't--won't--" "Abuse your trust?
No, never!" said Jeff Ironside.