After several minutes he turned round and walked back to her.
“When I was thinking this over last night,” he said, “I had an idea which I was sure came to me in answer to my request for help.”
Malva smiled.
“I think you mean it came from the stars. I have often done that. I have looked up at the stars and prayed for them to tell me the answer to my question.”
“Then have you asked them to answer this one?” he enquired.
“I did not think about it until this moment,” Malva replied. “But it is something I might easily do tonight.”
“While I thought I had an answer, it seems too fantastic and I had no intention of telling you about it, but now if you are absolutely determined, as you have just said, not to marry me, I will tell you my idea.”
“I can tell you honestly, cross my heart,” Malva
