"Come, come; that's enough," said he, reddening with awkwardness. "I suppose your aunt Shaw will trust you with me. We'll go to-morrow morning, and we shall get there about two o'clock, I fancy. We'll take a snack, and order dinner at the little inn--the Lennard Arms, it used to be--and go and get an appetite in the forest. Can you stand it, Margaret? It will be a trial, I know, to both of us, but it will be a pleasure to me, at least. And there we'll dine--it will be but doe-venison, if we can get it at all--and then I'll take my nap, while you go out and see old friends. I'll give you back safe and sound, barring railway accidents, and I'll insure your life for a thousand pounds before starting, which may be some comfort to your relations; but otherwise, I'll bring you back to Mrs. Shaw by lunch time on Friday. So, if you say yes, I'll just go upstairs and propose it."
"It's no use my trying to say how much I shall like it," said Margaret, through her tears.

'Come, come,' said he, awkwardly. 'I suppose your aunt Shaw will trust you with me. We'll go tomorrow morning, and we shall get there about two o'clock, I fancy. We'll take a snack, and order dinner at the little inn - the Lennard Arms. And we'll dine on doe-venison - and then I'll take my nap while you go and see old friends. I'll bring you back safe and sound to Mrs. Shaw by lunch-time on Friday. So, if you say yes, I'll just go upstairs and propose it.'
'I shall like it,' said Margaret, through her tears.
