| 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 |
| 1 | 85 | 170 | 254 | 339 |
|
"
"
"
"
"
Shall I tell YOU?"
Ye--yes--but some other time."
No, now."
No, not now--to-morrow."
Oh, no, NOW. Please, Becky--I'll whisper it, I'll whisper it ever so
easy."
Becky hesitating, Tom took silence for consent, and passed his arm
about her waist and whispered the tale ever so softly, with his mouth
close to her ear. And then he added:
"Now you whisper it to me--just the same."
She resisted, for a while, and then said:
"You turn your face away so you can't see, and then I will. But you
mustn't ever tell anybody--WILL you, Tom? Now you won't, WILL you?"
"No, indeed, indeed I won't. Now, Becky."
He turned his face away. She bent timidly around till her breath
stirred his curls and whispered, "I--love--you!"
8
3
Page
Quick Jump
|