But, oh, Jed, it is dreadful! What SHALL we do?
What will become of us all?
And now, when I--I had just begun to be happy, really happy." She caught her breath in a sob.

Jed instinctively stretched out his hand.
"But there," she went on, hurriedly wiping her eyes, "I mustn't do this.

This is no time for me to think of myself.

Jed, this mustn't go any further.

He must not ask her to marry him; he must not think of such a thing." Jed sadly shook his head.