"I remember."
"You put that word then. In honor I dared not answer. You were a
princess! I was only a soldier of fortune. But now that you are in
trouble, now that you have need of me, I may answer. I may tell you now
why, why I have thrown ambition and future to the winds, why I am here
at your side to-night. Need I tell you? Do you not know, and have you
not known? Am I cruel to speak of love in the moment of your great
affliction? Well, I must be cruel. I love you! Faithfully and loyally,
now and hereafter, through this sad day into happier ones. I ask nothing
for this love I offer; I ask only that I may use it in your service, in
good times or bad."
"Ask what you will," she whispered. "I am happy now!"
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