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The avowal was not made with the conventional confusion and trembling. Mrs. Levice was startled by the dead calm of her manner. "You say that as if it were a daily occurrence for a man like Louis Arnold to offer you his hand and name." "I hope not." "But you do. I confess I think you are not one tenth as excited as I am. Why didn't you tell me before? Any other girl would have sat up to tell her mother in the night. Oh, Ruth darling, I am so glad. I have been looking forward to this ever since you grew up. THE AVOWAL WAS NOT MADE WITH THE CONVENTIONAL CONFUSION AND TREMBLING MISSUS LEVICE WAS STARTLED BY THE DEAD CALM OF HER MANNER YOU SAY THAT AS IF IT WERE A DAILY OCCURRENCE FOR A MAN LIKE LOUIS ARNOLD TO OFFER YOU HIS HAND AND NAME I HOPE NOT BUT YOU DO I CONFESS I THINK YOU ARE NOT ONE TENTH AS EXCITED AS I AM WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME BEFORE ANY OTHER GIRL WOULD HAVE SAT UP TO TELL HER MOTHER IN THE NIGHT OH RUTH DARLING I AM SO GLAD I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS EVER SINCE YOU GREW UP
f intelligence with which he had met her telegraphic expression. It was natural for her to be curious; it was unnatural for Ruth to be so reserved. With feelings not a little hurt she decided to know something more. “For my part,” she observed, as if continuing a discussion, “I think Louis charming in a tete-a-tete,--when he feels inclined to be interesting he generally succeeds. Did he tell you anything worth repeating? It is a dull afternoon, and you might entertain me a little.” She looked up from the violet petal she had just completed and encountered Ruth’s full, questioning gaze. “What is it you would like to know, Mamma?” she asked in a gentle voice. “Nothing that you do not wish to tell,” her mother answered proudly, but regarding her intently. Ruth passed her hand wearily across her brow, and considered a moment before answering. “I did not wish to hurt you by my silence, Mamma; but before I had decided I hardly thought it necessary to say anything. He asked me to--marry him.” E ADVANCES LAST NIGHT FROM THE FLASH OF INTELLIGENCE WITH WHICH HE HAD MET HER TELEGRAPHIC EXPRESSION IT WAS NATURAL FOR HER TO BE CURIOUS IT WAS UNNATURAL FOR RUTH TO BE SO RESERVED WITH FEELINGS NOT A LITTLE HURT SHE DECIDED TO KNOW SOMETHING MORE FOR MY PART SHE OBSERVED AS IF CONTINUING A DISCUSSION I THINK LOUIS CHARMING IN A TETE A TAGE WHEN HE FEELS INCLINED TO BE INTERESTING HE GENERALLY SUCCEEDS DID HE TELL YOU ANYTHING WORTH REPEATING IT IS A DULL AFTERNOON AND YOU MIGHT ENTERTAIN ME A LITTLE SHE LOOKED UP FROM THE VIOLET PETAL SHE HAD JUST COMPLETED AND ENCOUNTERED RUTH'S FULL QUESTIONING GAZE WHAT IS IT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MAMMA SHE ASKED IN A GENTLE VOICE NOTHING THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO TELL HER MOTHER ANSWERED PROUDLY BUT REGARDING HER INTENTLY RUTH PASSED HER HAND WEARILY ACROSS HER BROW AND CONSIDERED A MOMENT BEFORE ANSWERING I DID NOT WISH TO HURT YOU BY MY SILENCE MAMMA BUT BEFORE I HAD DECIDED I HARDLY THOUGHT IT NECESSARY TO SAY ANYTHING HE ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM
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