Gervase Henshaw is not wanting in
determination, and it took a long time to persuade him that he could not
possibly win the game he was playing; but he stood to lose more heavily
than he could afford. The conclusion, however, was at last borne in upon
him that the position he had taken up was untenable, and that paper is
the result."
"That paper," she said in a low voice, "means life to me instead of a
living death; it means more than I can tell you, more than even you can
understand."
He had risen, but before he could speak she had come to him and
impulsively taken his hand. "Mr. Gifford," she said, "tell me how I can
repay you."
Her eyes met his; they were full of gratitude and something more. But he
resisted the temptation to answer her question in the way it was plain to
him he was invited to do.
"It is reward enough for me to have served you," he responded steadily.
"Seeing that chance gave me the power, I could do no less."
"You would have risked your life for mine," she persisted, her eyes
still on him.
"Hardly that," he returned, with an effort to force a smile. "But had it
been necessary, I should have been quite content to do so.
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