The love and ardor of which the princess had spoken
flamed unmistakably in his expression now--she saw him swallow hard, and
it seemed to her as though her very soul were wandering lost in the blue
spaces of his eyes as they searched hers, and then through it all his
voice came huskily.
"Nina!"
For another long, intense moment he gazed at her earnestly, then "Nina!
Nina!" he cried again, the wonder breaking through his tone. "Do you
understand--do you _mean_ what you are looking? Do you love me
like--that?"
She tried to answer, but could not, though a little smile quivered in
the corner of her mouth, and the dimple in her cheek was softly
visible. Then she looked up again through her tears. A radiance
indescribable lit the man's face, making his rugged features
beautiful--then swiftly he stooped and gathered her to his heart.
THE END
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Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors corrected.
Page 18, "personailty" changed to "personality" (personality to the
mind).
Page 132, "acount" changed to "account" (On account of the).
Page 148, "flckle" changed to "fickle" (that he is fickle).
Page 154, "Suarts" changed to "Stuarts" (Stuarts had a son).
Page 158, "look" changed to "looked" (He looked bored).
Page 194, the word "bosom" was presumed.
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