"That at any rate is well, Paul. And now,--now that we have got back into our old way of talking, tell me what all this means. I have talked to no one after this fashion since we parted. Why should our engagement be over? You used to love me, did you not?"
He would willingly have left her question unanswered, but she waited for an answer. "You know I did," he said.

"That at any rate is well, Paul. And now - tell me what all this means. Why should our engagement be over? You used to love me, did you not?"
She waited, and he had to answer. "You know I did," he said.
