I. A. R. Wylie,
The Great Discovery — Chapter 4
(1913)
“ If I offer you my name and wealth, it is not for my own sake, but because I want to shield you and those you love from trouble. If I could help you without thrusting myself upon you, I would. I ask nothing for myself—nothing—neither your affection nor friendship. ”
I. A. R. Wylie,
The Great Discovery — Chapter 4
(1913)
“ He held out his hand. In that moment a new, blinding thought had flashed through her mind. Everything would be hers. Wealth—great wealth. And there was the Discovery—dearer to him than herself, than any other consideration. What if the two promises were reconcilable, synonymous? ”
I. A. R. Wylie,
The Great Discovery — Chapter 4
(1913)
“ Even in the growing darkness, he could see the depth of feeling in her wide-open eyes. “I shall not forget,” she said. “Vengeance is not womanly, and I am very much a woman. But I have been hurt too much not to understand. And I will make up to you, Wilfred; I will make good all this present trouble.” He kissed her with a passion that was almost brutal. “I know. I trust you. You have lifted a weight——” He stopped, arrested by the sound of footsteps on the gravel pathway, and she disengaged herself gently from his arms. ”
