Joy Runs High

the long version

The beauty of the Lake District -- the sparkling waterfalls, the sheercliffs, the breathtaking views that had inspired poets -- all failed toshake Meg's reveries. Her heart beat a little faster. She actually blushed.Her she was, the practical one, falling for a man beyond her grasp. Dr.Neill Thirstoe, the young physicist, had come to her family's modest hotelto make a decision. Would he take the lucrative post in the States or remainin England? Neill -- so educated, so worldly-wise. Yet he dealt out charmand kisses like a cavalier! It wasn't fair -- not to Bob Franklyn, who hadloved her so long... who would probably love her forever. But if Neill knewhow she felt -- if he only knew!