Yet he sat here and almost dreaded to enter her presence.
A man of more culture might have thought: A woman cannot in her heart be revolted because another has been cast off for her.

Mutimer could not reason so far.

It would have been reasoning inapplicable to Adela, but from a certain point of view it might have served as a resource.

Richard could only accept his instincts.
But it was useless to postpone the interview; come of it what would, he must have it over and done with.

He could not decide how to speak until he knew what the contents of Kate's letter were.