I shall never
forget the fire in his eyes as he listened--they fairly burned into me."
"Ah!" said Godfrey. "So that was it!"
She looked at him inquiringly.
"Except upon one hypothesis," he explained, "that action on your part
would have embarrassed Silva, and he would have tried to dissuade you.
He had left him by your father's will this valuable place and a
million dollars. If money had been all he sought, that would have
satisfied him, and he would have tried to get rid of you. That he did
not--that his eyes burned with eagerness when you told him of your
decision--proves that he loved you and wanted you also."
A brighter colour swept into Miss Vaughan's cheeks, but she returned
his gaze bravely.
"I think that is true," she assented, in a low voice. "It was my
suspicion of that which made me hesitate--but finally I decided that
there was no reason why I should spare him and let an innocent man
suffer for him."
"Especially when you loved the innocent man," I added to myself, but
managed to keep the words from my lips.
"As soon as I told him of my decision," Miss Vaughan continued, "he
led me to the room where the crystal sphere is, placed me on the
divan, sat down opposite me, and began to explain to me the beliefs of
his religion.
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