Chapter 21

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌⁠Persis had not misjudged Forbes. If she had told him then that she was another man's betrothed, he would have changed his whole attitude toward her. He would have flirted with her no more. He would have ceased to regard her with ambition or desire. She would have become again only another piece of jewelry in a shop-window—beautiful, but not for him; beautiful, but already bespoken. He was not of t