This was telling on her
health, and she was fast losing her rounded cheeks, and her eyes began to
look so large and black that it made Guy's heart ache to look at her. He
wished to tell Mrs. Sherwood of their engagement, and even attempted to
persuade Dexie into marrying him at once, so that he would have the right
to protect her against some of the needless burdens that were put upon her
young shoulders, but Dexie would not hear of it.
"Mother is aware that I expect to be married by and by; if she is making a
mistake as to the man let it be for the present. Were the truth known, my
life would be unbearable. It is all I can do to keep the true state of
affairs from coming to papa's ears, and he has enough to bear without
family troubles being put upon him."
"My dear little girl, do you think I am going to let you stay here and be
at the beck and call of everyone? Let me claim you at once; that will be
the best way to settle the difficulty, and your father would say the same
if he knew about it."
"But he must not know it, Guy; think how unhappy it would make him. It
would never do, dear; but I have a good mind to write and ask Louie to come
home.
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