Wewerestillforalongtime。“Marryme！”Iwhispered。
Shelookedup，twinedbackawhispofhair，andanswereddispassionately——
“IwishIcould。Anyhow，wehavehadthistime。Ithasbeenafinetime——hasitbeen——foryoualso？Ihaven’tnudgedyouallI
hadtogive。It’sapoorgift——exceptforwhatitmeansandmighthavebeen。Butweareneartheendofitnow。”
“Why？”Iasked。“Marryme！Whyshouldwetwo——“