[Richard Vandermarck by Miriam Coles Harris]@TWC D-Link bookRichard Vandermarck CHAPTER X 16/17
I complained of the heat.
The sun hurt my eyes. "We can go back, if you desire it," said Richard, with a shade of sternness in his voice, stopping the horses suddenly, after two miles of what would have been ill-temper if we had been married, but was now perhaps only petulance. "I don't desire it," I said, quite frightened, "but I do wish we could go a little faster till we get into the shade." After that, there was naturally very little pleasure in conversation.
I felt angry with Richard and ashamed of myself.
For him, I am afraid his feelings were very bitter, and his silence the cover of a sore heart.
We had started to take a certain drive; we both wished it over, I suppose, but both lacked courage to shorten it, or go home before we were expected.
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