MY LADY OF THE SOUTH
been best when you came here, to have informed me as to your identity?"
"Yes, if the relationship between us had been the same."
"Had been the same! What do you mean?"
I took a deep breath, mustering my courage to face whatever fate might have in store.
"This, Miss Jean," I said gravely, my voice trembling in spite of every effort to hold it firm. "Since then I have learned to love you."
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