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"Upon my answer." "As if you could question it, you fortunate girl! Or were you waiting for me to help you to it? I scarcely need tell you how you have been honored." UPON MY ANSWER AS IF YOU COULD QUESTION IT YOU FORTUNATE GIRL OR WERE YOU WAITING FOR ME TO HELP YOU TO IT I SCARCELY NEED TELL YOU HOW YOU HAVE BEEN HONORED
at 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.” 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. What did you mean by saying you wished to wait till you had decided? Decided what?” ED 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 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 WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY SAYING YOU WISHED TO WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE DECIDED DECIDED WHAT
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