And in that moment Doubt and Fear were swallowed up in a great joy,
and I forgot all things save that Lisbeth was before me and that I
loved her. The moon, risen now, had made a broad path of silver
across the shadowy river to our very feet, and I remembered how the
Imp had once told me that it was there for the moon fairies to come
down by when they bring us happy dreams. Surely, the air was full
of moon fairies to-night.
"0 Imp, thrice blessed Imp!"
"But - but Selwyn?" I groaned at last.
"Well?"
"If you love him - "
"But I don't!"
"But if you are to marry him - "
"But I'm not! I was going to tell you so in the orchard yesterday,
but you gave me no chance; you preferred to guess, and, of course,
guessed wrong altogether. I knew it made you wretched, and I was
glad of it and meant to keep you so a long, long time; but when I
looked up and saw you standing there so very, very miserable, Dick,
I couldn't keep it up any longer, because I was so dreadfully
wretched myself, you know."
"Can you ever forgive me?"
"That depends, Dick.
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