A pause.

“The little plant I sent?” asks he softly.

“Yes,” in a lovely, shamefaced way.

“You kept that?”

“To plant it here.”

“Because——­”

“Oh, you know."

“Tell me again.”

“Because I love you.”

She throws her arms around his neck, and their lips meet.

THE END.

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Obvious typographical errors silently corrected by the
transcriber: 

volume 1 Chapter 4 :  =Marry me as I am, and for what I am in your sight, and seek a new life with me abroad.= silently corrected as =Marry me as I am, and for what I am in your sight, and seek a new life with me abroad."=

volume 1 chapter 6 :  =’They laugh who win,” is an old proverb.= silently corrected as =’They laugh who win,’ is an old proverb.=

volume 1 chapter 9 :  =Rickfort is my house, too, but I hate it; it is so gloomy.”  I’m sure,” with a shrug of her shoulders= silently corrected as =Rickfort is my house, too, but I hate it; it is so gloomy.  I’m sure,” with a shrug of her shoulders=

volume 1 chapter 10 :  ="God heavens, yes!” says his mother= silently corrected as ="Good heavens, yes!” says his mother=

volume 1 chapter 21 :  =she’ll always be able to tell you something about them you never heard before."= silently corrected as =she’ll always be able to tell you something about them you never heard before=

volume 1 chapter 22 :  ="Many I night I saw the Pleiads, rising through the mellow shade,= silently corrected as ="Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising through the mellow shade,=

volume 1 chapter 27 :  ="Oh, Randal!” you are too stupid for anything,” says Tita, showing all her pretty teeth=.  Silently corrected as ="Oh, Randal! you are too stupid for anything,” says Tita, showing all her pretty teeth.=

volume 2 chapter 1 :  ="Oh, do, do stop,” says Margaret, lifting her hand.  “You are getting on that—­that wretched old tack again.= silently corrected as ="Oh, do, do stop,” says Margaret, lifting her hand.  “You are getting on that—­that wretched old tack again."=

volume 2 chapter 2 :  =Tita’s determination not to accept the olive branch he offered her yesterday is before him too.  What if she=—­="= silently corrected as =Tita’s determination not to accept the olive branch he offered her yesterday is before him too.  What if she—­=

volume 2 chapter 4 :  ="I know—­I know,” says she.  “If is a dishonourable thought,= silently corrected as “=I know—­I know,” says she.  “It is a dishonourable thought,=

volume 2 chapter 8 :  ="Yes, you?  When I left home this morning, what was the last word I said to you? =silently corrected as= “Yes, you!  When I left home this morning, what was the last word I said to you?=

volume 2 chapter 8 :  =words seem to fail her.  Oh!  I should like to shake you,” says she at last.= silently corrected as =words seem to fail her.  “Oh!  I should like to shake you,” says she at last.=