"I've refused a most kind, noble gentleman.

Make the most of that." "I thank you then," said Caspar Goodwood gravely.

"I thank you immensely." "And now you had better go home." "May I not see you again ?" he asked.
"I think it's better not.

You'll be sure to talk of this, and you see it leads to nothing." "I promise you not to say a word that will annoy you." Isabel reflected and then answered: "I return in a day or two to my uncle's, and I can't propose to you to come there.

It would be too inconsistent." Caspar Goodwood, on his side, considered.