I expected it.

But I beg you to reconsider it, that is if--if your feeling for me is still unchanged." "It is unchanged." "Then why not marry me ?" "Because you do not care for me." "I felt certain you would say that.

But I _do_ care for you.

Should I be here if I did not?
We are two middle-aged people, Magdalen.

The old raptures and roses would be out of place, but I have always cared for you.