Let me try again!" In this strange, strained position, she caught, in spite of herself, some sort of genuine note underneath the frankness of his ungovernable passion.

For once, she was in a situation where she could neither fathom motives nor arrange remedies.

She stood in sheer terror, half fascinated in spite of all.
They both were silent for a while, but at length she resumed, not so ungently: "Then let there be this contract between us, sir.
Neither of us shall make any further scene.

We'll temporize, since we can do no better.

I gave parole once.