Surely you know that the world's opinion has no validity for me.' She kept silence.
'But, after all, _is_ Mary wrong?
I'm not afraid to ask the question now that your face has cleared a little.

How angry you were with me! But surely I didn't deserve it.

You would have been much more forbearing if you had known what delight I felt when I saw you sitting over there.

It is nearly a month since we met, and I couldn't keep away any longer.' Rhoda swept the distance with indifferent eyes.
'Mary was fond of this girl ?' he inquired, watching her.
'Yes, she was.' 'Then her distress, and even anger, are natural enough.

We won't discuss the girl's history; probably I know all that I need to.