I consider that that exonerated him for breaking his word, completely.

If he hadn't broken his word I should have thought he had acted very cruelly and--and strangely.

And ever since then, he has behaved so nobly, so honorably, so delicately, that I don't believe he would ever have said anything again--if I hadn't fairly forced him.

Yes! Yes, I did!" she cried at a movement of remonstrance from Burnamy.

"And I shall always be proud of you for it." Her father stared steadfastly at her, and he only lifted his eyebrows, for change of expression, when she went over to where Burnamy stood, and put her hand in his with a certain childlike impetuosity.