I don't know that I am surprised myself, for, as I told you, I knew him at school, and he had no moral courage, though plenty of physical.

Still, under the circumstances, I should not have thought he would have gone." "You mean because of Miss Hannay, Bathurst ?" "Yes, that is what I mean." "That sort of thing might weigh with you or me, Bathurst, but not with him.

He has loved and ridden away many times before this, but in this case, fortunately, I don't think he will leave an aching heart behind him." "You don't mean to say, Doctor, that you don't think she cares for him ?" "I have not asked her the question," the Doctor said dryly.

"I dare say she likes him; in fact, I am ready to admit that there has been what you may call a strong case of flirtation; but when a young woman is thrown with an uncommonly good looking man, who lays himself out to be agreeable to her, my experience is that a flirtation generally comes of it, especially when the young woman has no one else to make herself agreeable to, and is, moreover, a little sore with the world in general.
I own that at one time I was rather inclined to think that out of sheer perverseness the girl was going to make a fool of herself with that good looking scamp, but since we have been shut up here I have felt easy in my mind about it.

And now, if you will take my rifle for ten minutes, I will go down and get a cup of tea; I volunteered to take sentry work, but I didn't bargain for keeping it all night without relief.