At Love's Cost

With a suppressed laugh she sat down beside him.

"You ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said, "to play me such a

trick. But, oh, how happy they look!"

"I am ashamed of myself, my dear, lady," he said; "but I should have

been more ashamed of myself if I hadn't. Do they look happy? We will go

in and see presently. It will be my great reward. But I should like to

give them another five minutes, dear lady, for I assure you, on my word

of honour, that I was once young myself."