He began again to sink to his knees, but remembered she did not care for that in time to stop himself “-these decisions are too significant to be made in a single night. Say you will think of it; say I may ask you again; say you will consider it, please.”
Daphne’s face was suffused with colour. She felt very foolish, not a little confused, and extremely embarrassed for him as well as for herself. “I-Oh dear,” she faltered finally, “I will.” She was sorry as soon as she said it.