The vessel, accordingly, was well and satisfactorily laden and Rezanof sailed away.

Being a Russian subject, he was not allowed to marry the daughter of a foreigner without the consent of his sovereign, and he was to hurry to Moscow and gain permission to return and wed the lady of his choice.
He never returned.

Hence the accusation that he acted in bad faith to her and her father.

This charge seems to be unfounded, for it is known that he left his vessel and started overland to reach Moscow earlier than he could have done by ship, that he was taken seriously ill on the trip and died.
But Concha did not know of this.

No one informed her of the death of her lover, and her weary waiting for his return is what has given the touch of keenest pathos to the romantic story.