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and took a deep breath. I knew what he was

suggesting.

"Beau . . you want me to assume her identity?" "And become my wife now and forever," he

said. "Don't you see what an opportunity this is?" he

asked quickly. "None of the secrets of the past have to

be revealed and no one has to be hurt."

"Except Paul," I said.

"What good is it if we're all unhappy?" Could we do this? I wondered, my excitement

building. Would it be wrong?

"What will happen to Gisselle?"

"We'll have to institutionalize her, secretly, of

course. But it won't be hard to do."

"That's terrible. You remember when Daphne

tried to do that to me," I said.

"That was different, Ruby. You were alive and

well and had your whole life ahead of you. What

difference will it make to Gisselle? She has

accidentally given us a gift, repaired so many wrongs

she has committed. Fate wouldn't hand us this

opportunity if Fate didn't want to right the wrongs, too. Come to me," he pleaded. "With you I can restore my troubled soul and become someone I can respect again. Please, Ruby. We can't waste a moment of this

chance."

"I don't know. I have to think." I turned and

looked toward the study. "I have to talk it over with

Paul."

"Of course, but do it right away and call me

back," he said, and gave me the telephone number.

"Ruby, I love you and you love me and we should be

together. Destiny has come to realize that, too. Who

knows? Maybe your grandmere Catherine's at work

someplace in the hereafter or maybe Nina Jackson's