Sadie knew and sometimes used her power of attraction, but it was obvious that she was angry.

It looked as if he had chosen the wrong moment, and he felt worse baffled and disappointed than he had thought possible.
"I won't," he said as carelessly as he could.

"You nearly threw us both into the water." "I guess that's what I meant to do," she answered fiercely.
"Well, I expect I'd have been able to pull you out.

Suppose I ought to say I'm sorry; but I'm not.

In fact, Sadie, I don't quite understand--" "No," she said, "you don't understand at all! That's the trouble." Charnock took out his tobacco pouch and began to make a cigarette.
Sadie's cold dignity was something new and he thought she could not keep it up.