Then, as she reached him, she knelt down and drew him to her
bosom, soothing him as a mother soothes a tired child.
"It shall be as you wish--I shall be as you wish," she promised as she held
him close.
But his strength had come back to him at her touch, and springing to his
feet, he caught her from the ground as he had done that day beside the
cabin in the woods, kissing her eyelids and her faithful hands.
"I can't do it, Betty, it's no use. There's still some fight left in me--I
am not utterly beaten so long as I have you on my side."
With a smile she lifted her face and he caught the strong courage of her
look.
"We will begin again," she said, "and this time, my dear, we will begin
together."
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