You are horrified by the thought of it, but the day will come when you must again raise your hand against the woman who loves you.

Make no mistake, Braden; she loves you." "I believe I would strike her dead if she made the slightest appeal to--" "Never mind," snapped the old man.

"I know you well enough to credit you with self-respect, if not self-abnegation.

What I am trying to get at is this: do you hold a grudge against me for revealing this girl's true character to you ?" "I must ask you to excuse me from answering that question, grandfather," said Braden, compressing his lips.
The old man eyed him closely.

"Is that an admission that you think I have wronged you in saving you from the vampires ?" he persisted ironically.
"I cannot discuss your wife with you, sir," said the other.
Mr.Thorpe continued to regard his grandson narrowly for a moment or two longer, and then a look of relief came into his eyes.