"I know she never liked me." "No, no, it isn't," he said hastily.

"It was for your sake she spoke this time.

She only said, if I was going on, I ought to consider myself engaged." There was a silence.

"And if I ask you to come down any time, you won't stop away, will you ?" She did not answer.

By this time she was very angry.
"Well, what shall we do ?" she said shortly.