...Renee, why should it be too late ? " he said eagerly. " Why must this sacrifice be carried out ? Renee, I love you: I have loved you since the first moment I saw you. I am not rich, but I have sufficient to keep you from poverty or want. Your father wishes this marriage,...

...never do that.' He found that the words of reassurance came naturally and convincingly to his lips. 'I love you — I have loved you since the first moment I laid eyes on your beautiful face.' He did not yet realize that he had the gift of eloquence that sets...