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from the first. But I desired something far more precious than surface
beauty. You possessed it, I knew, and I just had to bring it out. Forgive me,
sweetheart?'
'There's nothing to forgive,' she whispered lovingly, nestling close again, 'so
long as I'm the sort of woman you can love.'
After a little while Ralph explained about Adele. She had worked in the
office of a friend of his, from whom he had learned about her broken
marriage. She had wanted some part-time work and Ralph had given it to
her.
'We did go out together,' he admitted, 'but there was never anything serious
between us. But I had to make you believe there was, and Adele co-operated
- though she was most reluctant to do so because she liked you from the
start. Often she told me I was heartless.'
'You were,' Sara couldn't help saying. 'You made me sleep on the floor, for
one thing.'
'The hardest thing I ever did,' he confessed ruefully. 'When you stood at that
door ' He kissed her passionately, and only then did Sara realize what it
had cost him to ignore her on that particular night.
Presently Sara told him why she had jilted Alex, and Ralph's face shadowed
with remorse.
'Why didn't you tell me? Heavens, child, I'd not have abducted you had I
known the truth! - at least, I'd not have made you stay on the boat with me.'
'Wouldn't you?' And, as she looked at him with tender humour in her eyes.
'Good lord, what am I saying? Yes, of course I would!'
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