There are a hundred objections.

If the worst comes to the worst we can go back, as you say, to England." "I know; but then," said Minnie, "that's the very thing that I can't do--" "Can't do what ?" "Go back to England." "Back to England! Why not?
I don't know what you mean." "Well, you see, Kitty, that's the very thing I came to see you about.
This dreadful man--the Count, you know--has some wonderful way of finding out where I go; and he keeps all the time appearing and disappearing in the very strangest manner; and when I saw him on the roof of the Cathedral it really made me feel quite giddy.

He is _so_ determined to win me that I'm afraid to look round.

He takes the commonest civility as encouragement.

And then, you know--there it is--I really can't go back to England." "What do you mean by that ?" "Why there's--a--a dreadful person there," said Minnie, with an awful look in her eyes.
"A what ?" "A--person," said Minnie.
"A man ?" Minnie nodded.