And she looked so charming, so soft, so desirable, as she sat there in her white dress, with her great tear-washed eyes and fluttering breath, that the youth was really touched and carried off his feet; and the rest of his task was quite easy.

All the familiar things that had to be said were said, and with all the proper emphasis and spirit.

He played his part, the spring woods played theirs, and Daphne, worn out by emotion and conquered by passion, gradually betrayed herself wholly.

And so much at least may be said to the man's credit that there were certainly moments in the half-hour between them when, amid the rush of talk, laughter, and caresses, that conscience which he owed so greatly to the exertions of "my tutor" pricked him not a little.
After losing themselves deliberately in the woods, they strolled back to join the rest of the party.

The sounds of conversation were already audible through the trees in front of them, when they saw Mrs.Verrier coming towards them.