[Gutenberg 4218] • Sisters

His thoughts went back to the days when they rode and made love together--the sunny days, before the clouds gathered. It was that past which glorified her all at once, not the present--not Mr Thornycroft's money--not the halo of elegance and consequence that again adorned her; he never suspected otherwise for a moment. And that was why he did not hesitate to book a passage to Australia that very day.