"Let me think things over.

I can't think now--I can scarcely realise that you are in my arms, that you are mine.

Mine! Mine, after all this time of waiting and longing.

Tell me once more, just once more, that you love me, Celia." "I love you!" she breathed, her star-like eyes meeting his unflinchingly.

"Oh, how strange it is! I don't even know your name." He winced imperceptibly, and his lips drew straight.