Be his friend still and mine"--and here her voice broke, and she hid her face on his shoulder.
The Major folded his arms round her, holding her to him as if she was a child, and kissed her head. "I will not change, dear Amelia," he said. "I ask for no more than your love. I think I would not have it otherwise. Only let me stay near you and see you often."
"Yes, often," Amelia said. And so William was at liberty to look and long--as the poor boy at school who has no money may sigh after the contents of the tart-woman's tray.
Be his friend still and mine-" and here her voice broke, and she hid her face on his shoulder.
The Major folded his arms round her, as if she was a child, and kissed her head.
"I will not change, dear Amelia," he said. "I ask for no more than your love. Only let me stay near you and see you often."
"Yes, often," Amelia said. And so William was at liberty to look and yearn - just as the poor schoolboy with no money may sigh after the contents of the tart-woman's tray.