Then he called personally.
"Carley, I've come to ask you to reconsider," he said, with a smile in his gray eyes.

He was not a tall or handsome man, but he had what women called a nice strong face.
"Elbert, you embarrass me," she replied, trying to laugh it out.

"Indeed I feel honored, and I thank you.

But I can't marry you." "Why not ?" he asked, quietly.
"Because I don't love you," she replied.
"I did not expect you to," he said.

"I hoped in time you might come to care.