’Shouldwelive……justasweare，exactly，……supposingI
agreed？’shefaintlyinquired。
’Yes，thatismyidea。’
’Quiteprivately，yousay。Howcould——themarriagebequiteprivate？’
’IwouldgoawaytoLondonandgetalicense。Thenyoucouldcometome，andreturnagainimmediatelyaftertheceremony。Icouldreturnatleisureandnotasoulintheworldwouldknowwhathadtakenplace。Think，dearest，withwhatafreeconscienceyoucouldthenassistmeinmyeffortstoplumbthesedeepsaboveus！Anyfeelingthatyoumaynowhaveagainstclandestinemeetingsassuchwouldthenberemoved，andourheartswouldbeatrest。’