It seems as if a woman _can't_ say certain things to a man till he has said, 'Will you marry me ?' Then it is easy, because then nothing she may say can rouse a suspicion in his mind that she wants to make him say it." "I have proposed to you twice, Magdalen.

Is not that enough ?" His voice was very bitter.

"I venture to prophesy that you will be safe from my pestering you with a third offer." "I am sure of it.

I never dreamed that you would ask me this second time.

I never thought we should meet again except by chance, as we did a year ago.