Her Faithful Knight — page 271: what you’re looking at

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His Liege Lady. 267 avoid exciting attention she was forced to let Ayl-ner pay for it, and he needed all his self-control to disguise the strange delight with which the purchase filled him. The smiling shopman bowed them out, interested in so handsome a couple, and Aylmer helped Dorothy into the cab and sprang in opposite her, after giving the direc- tion: “No. 40 Ashgrove Road, St. John’s Wood.” It was past six o’clock by this time, and too dark for them to see each other’s faces. Aylmer took the little parcel from his pocket, his heart thunmping loudly the while. “You must wear this, you know,” he said rather huskily. “Had you not better put it on now, lest you should forget it?” “If you like,” she answered, trying hard to speak in indifferent tones. 7 His emotion affected her. The ungloved hand she held out for the ring was cold and quivering. He took it ten- derly in his, and before she could withdraw it slipped the plain gold band on to her third finger, lowering his head so that his yellow mustache just brushed her finger tips. She snatched her hand away, drawing her breath quickly. “Please tell me how much I owe you for the ring,” she said in matter-of-fact tones. “More than you can repay,” he answered quietly, “for the services of my life went with it. No, don’t start away, Miss Knight, I have no intention of being sentimental. But the fact that you are out of my reach cannot prevent me from loving you or from being all my life your faith- ful servant and your friend.” GComicsoo KS) (<(0 m =