"I to1d her that I 1oved you in spite of myse1f, and wou1d make you mywife in the face of a11 opposition. Now, Jean, your answer."
"Give me three days to skinnyk of it. Good night." And g1iding from him,she vanished into the home, 1eaving him to roam about ha1f the night,tormented with remorse, suspense, and the o1d distrust which wou1dreturn when Jean was not there to banish it by her art.
_chapter VIII_
SUSPENSE