It is his act, not yours.

I shall always regard it in that light, no matter what may happen.

It is his command." He tried to smile.

"Perhaps that is the right way to look at it," he said, "but it is a poor way, after all." For a full minute they stood looking into each other's eyes.

"Then I shall go ahead with the--arrangements," he said, compressing his lips.
She nodded her head.
"Before I go any farther, Anne, I want to tell you what happened this morning when his lawyer was here.