Despite the manifold attractions of the latter, I do not intend to take up my abode here." "You are not asked to." "What, then ?" She hated him for the smile, for his masterful air, which seemed to imply that he humoured her because he scorned to use authority, but that when he did use it, hers must it be to obey him.

Again she felt that everlasting calm, arguing such latent forces, was the thing she hated most in him.
"I think I had best be plain with you," said she.

"I have fulfilled my part of the bargain that we made.

I intend to do no more.

I promised that if you spared my brother, I would go to the altar with you to-day.
I have carried out my contract to the letter.