Had he nothing to reproach himself with?
Ten days after their marriage he had deserted her entirely; and if during the last few weeks he had paid her any attention, it was because he was acting in obedience to the whims of another woman.

Suppose a lover was with her now, what right had he to interfere?
The law gave him leave, but what did his conscience say?
He leaned against the chill stone until he almost became as cold as it was.

It seemed to him at that moment that life and hope were rapidly drifting away from him.

He had lost all count of how long he had been on guard.

He pulled out his watch, but it was too dark to distinguish the hands or the figures on the dial-plate.