I have no one to consult here," she added rather piteously.
"That is for you to decide.

If you wish to do so I am old enough to be your father, and will do my best to help." We walked on to an orange grove that stood about forty yards away, ostensibly to pick some fruit, but really because we knew that there we should be out of hearing and could see any one who approached.
"Mr.Quatermain," she said presently in a low voice, "I am in great trouble, almost the greatest a woman can have.

I am engaged to be married to a man whom I do not care for." "Then why not break it off?
It may be unpleasant, but it is generally best to face unpleasant things, and nothing can be so bad as marrying a man whom you do not--care for." "Because I cannot--I dare not.

I have to obey." "How old are you, Miss Marnham ?" "I shall be of age in three months' time.

You may guess that I did not intend to return here until they were over, but I was, well--trapped.