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Show - 86 - "Dirk, what are you doing here?" exclaimed Claudine in consternation. "Did you think that I was going to allow this to happen, Claudine?" he answered in a low and strained voice. His dark eyes glowed in their intensity and he looked at her in a peculiar way. The first thought that came to Penny's mind as she looked at them was that they were such a striking couple. Where Claudine and Andre' almost looked like brother and sister in their coloring, Dirk was a vivid contrast to her pale blondeness. His dark head towered above her as he held her tightly in his arms. "It's no use, Dirk, I must marry Andre". My parents would never forgive me if I did not. Believe me, I have tried so hard to convince them that it is you I love. If only you had listened to me and not involved yourself in this dangerous means of earning your livelihood, perhaps they might not have been so set against our marriage." Penny could see the strain on her face> but no matter what Claudine said, she was convinced that this beautiful girl was in the arms of the man she truly loved. Somehow, she felt that if Claudine married Andre" a terible tragedy would result. Even as she spoke, Penny could see the look of longing on her face as she gazed into Dirk's eyes. As they danced he raised one of her hands and pressed it to his lips. "We made a promise years ago when we were children that we would never part. We would always be together." Murmured Dirk. "How many times must I tell you. It matters not what I am doing now or what I have done in the past. It's all for you whether you can face it or not. You must accept the fact that you are mine." Penny noticed that he said these words with assurance and a certainty that was not evident before. "Remember, whatever I do, your parents would never accept me, one way or another. That's why you must come away with me immediately as we can waste no more time. |