244. Love For Sale

You will live,” the Duke answered, “because I want you and because, my

the Duke said, “that no money and no title could ever buy them.”

“That is what I am – trying to make you – understand,” Udela cried, “that without your love

myself and you have given me your heart and I think your soul too.”

“You know – that is – true.”

“And they are so precious, my wonderful one

I am sure you will,” the Duke, answered, “but only about things that don’t matter. What really matters, my darling, is that I have found the one woman who loves me for

well,” the Duke answered. “We think alike on this, my darling. So that is one argument we need not have.”

“I will never – argue with you – again

the correct excuses so that people will forgive us for doing them out of a grand Society Wedding.”

“I only – want to be with – you.”

“That is what I intended to say as

I have been thinking,” the Duke went on with a smile on his lips, “that, as Grandmama will be so delighted about our marriage, we can leave her to make

We will be married immediately and we will go abroad for our honeymoon so that no one will know

turned her face up to his and looked down at her to say,

“There will be no need for any further pretences either that I am kissing you or that we are engaged

nights when I have been awake in the darkness I have – pretended that you were – kissing me.”

Her voice was very hesitant and very shy and once again the Duke