"I'M NOT GOING TO MARRY" Billy did not know whether to be more amazed or amused at Bertram's proposal of marriage.

She was vexed; she was very sure of that.

To marry Bertram?
Absurd!...

Then she reflected that, after all, it was only Bertram, so she calmed herself.
Still, it was annoying.

She liked Bertram, she had always liked him.