"
"No--his soul--all there is of him--his great personality--himself. And
that's so much more than I can give in return----"
"Nan, darling----"
"Yes----"
"Go to Paris for a year, but don't bind yourself to me. Then, when you
come back, if----"
"If I'm still of the same mind----Jerry, you sound like the counsel of a
wise and worldly grandmother," with a gleeful laugh.
"--if I'm no worse--if I'm a little better----This is great medicine,
Nan. I feel like a new man now. If then----"
"I shall not go at all unless--unless----"
"Yes----"
"--unless I am bound tight--tight--to you. I--I shouldn't feel sure of
you!"
"Oh, there's no use resisting you," he said, half under his breath.
"It's the sorriest bargain a woman ever made, but----"
"If she will make it----"
"Look at me, Nan."
"I can't--long," she complained. "Somehow you--you--blind me."
He laughed softly. "I realize that--you are blind--blind. But I can't
open your eyes. Somehow I'm losing the strength to try."
"I must go now," she said gently, trying to release herself.
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