THE SILVER EOX 195 



Hughie," she said, in a muffled voice, " it's 

 all right. You know I don't mind. Not 

 really. It's only — it's so horrible^ — and it 

 makes me think of all that time — and what 

 they said of the bad luck, and every- 

 thing " 



*' Yes, I know," he said, putting his arm 

 round her. 



*' You do believe me still that I was only 

 an idiot?" she said, looking up at him with 

 the tears in her eyes. 



He kissed her. 



THE END. 



