This item of news which Dare had kept from him, not knowing how far De Stancy's sense of honour might extend, was decidedly grave.

Indeed, he was so greatly impressed with the fact, that he could not help saying as much aloud: 'This is very serious!' 'Why!' she murmured tremblingly, for the first leaking out of her tender and sworn secret had disabled her quite.
'Because I love Paula too.' 'What do you say, William, you ?--a woman you have never seen ?' 'I have seen her--by accident.

And now, my dear little sis, you will be my close ally, won't you?
as I will be yours, as brother and sister should be.' He placed his arm coaxingly round Charlotte's shoulder.
'O, William, how can I ?' at last she stammered.
'Why, how can't you, I should say?
We are both in the same ship.

I love Paula, you love Mr.Somerset; it behoves both of us to see that this flirtation of theirs ends in nothing.' 'I don't like you to put it like that--that I love him--it frightens me,' murmured the girl, visibly agitated.

'I don't want to divide him from Paula; I couldn't, I wouldn't do anything to separate them.