Arnold Bennett 
The Price of Love 

The Price of Love is a mystery romance novel by Arnold Bennett. was an English author, best known as a novelist and playwright. Excerpt: ‘And now he contrasted these young women with Rachel! And he fell into a dreamy mood of delight in her…. Her gesture in lighting his cigarette! Marvellous! Tear-compelling!… Flippancy dropped away from him…. She liked him. With the most alluring innocence, she did not conceal that she liked him. He remembered that the last time he called at his aunt’s he had remarked something strange, something disturbing, in Rachel’s candid demeanour towards himself. He had made an impression on her! He had given her the lightning-stroke! No shadow of a doubt as to his own worthiness crossed his mind.’