She had viewed it; realised
all it might have meant; and put it from her.
But now she understood how different it had been for Garth. During
the week which preceded his declaration, he had realised, to the
full, the meaning of their growing intimacy; and, as his certainty
increased, he had more and more woven her into his life; his vivid
imagination causing her to appear as his beloved from the first;
loved and wanted, when as yet they were merely acquaintances;
kindred spirits; friends.
To find herself thus shrined in his heart and memory was infinitely
touching to Jane; and seemed to promise, with sweet certainty, that
it would not be difficult to come home there to abide, when once all
barriers between them were removed.
After dinner, Garth sat long at the piano, filling the room with
harmony. Once or twice the theme of The Rosary crept in, and Jane
listened anxiously for its development; but almost immediately it
gave way to something else. It seemed rather to haunt the other
melodies, than to be actually there itself.
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