The idea that he held in his arms the girl whom he had once so passionately loved, and for whom he still retained an ardent but hopeless attachment, almost overcame him. My parents would have given me the money, so that is exactly why I didn’t ask them. ‘You didn’t understand it any better than I. CHAPTER III. ‘What Gerald wants with you has me beat. “To tell you the truth, it has seemed just lately as though we were becoming in some measure estranged. He sprung out of the driver’s side and ran to her door.