There is only one
person to whom we must give it.'
'Who is that?' he said quickly.
'Your wife;--or to her who is to become your wife. No other woman
can be justified in accepting such a present.'
'There has been a great deal more said about it than it's worth,'
said he, not anxious at the present moment to discuss any
matrimonial projects with her. 'Shall we go to the Fall?' Then
she got up and led the way till they came to the little bridge
from which they could see the Falls of the Codlem below them. 'I
call that very pretty,' he said.
'I thought you would like it.'
'I never saw anything of that kind more jolly. Do you care for
scenery, Mabel?'
'Very much. I know no pleasure equal to it. You have never seen
Grex?'
'Is it like this?'
'Not in the least. It is wilder than this, and there are not so
many trees; but to my eye it is very beautiful. I wish you had
seen it.'
'Perhaps I may some day.'
'That is not likely now,' she said. 'The house is in ruins. If I
had just money enough to keep it for myself, I think I could live
alone there and be happy.
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