Sheldon did not mention the subject again, nor did his conduct change from what it had always been.

There was nothing of the pining lover, nor of the lover at all, in his demeanour.

Nor was there any awkwardness between them.

They were as frank and friendly in their relations as ever.

He had wondered if his belligerent love declaration might have aroused some womanly self-consciousness in Joan, but he looked in vain for any sign of it.