Her eyes shone with amusement and a deep affection. “Oh, Kinsford, I don't know how I would manage anymore without you around. I cannot bear the thought of your returning to London again, leaving me alone here. Just the way I've always been, and yet not at all as I was. Everything has changed."
He drew her to him again, holding her for a long moment before releasing her. “I had no idea I could feel this way about anyone. And I'm afraid I'm not always much good at it; I've been jealous and contrary instead of generous and agreeable. Will you bear with me?"
“Yes,” she said, her eyes full of the warmth and openness that he loved and needed. “You're certainly the most challenging person I've ever loved, but I love you in such a very special way that I dare say we shall rub along quite well, my dear."
When he bent to kiss her, Max ran round and round where they were seated, barking excitedly. But it was several minutes before they paid him the least heed, and then only to scoop him up between them and tell him to hush.
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