Nevertheless his sister listened.
The mad Englishman accomplished the miracle of making her listen, and appear to consent.
Roland laughed scornfully.

'Why Trieste?
I ask you, why Trieste?
You can't have a Catholic priest at your bidding, without her father's sanction.' 'We leave Renee at Trieste, under the care of madame,' said Beauchamp, 'and we return to Venice, and I go to your father.

This method protects Renee from annoyance.' 'It strikes me that if she arrives at any determination she must take the consequences.' 'She does.

She is brave enough for that.

But she is a girl; she has to fight the battle of her life in a day, and I am her lover, and she leaves it to me.' 'Is my sister such a coward ?' said Roland.
Renee could only call out his name.
'It will never do, my dear Nevil; Roland tried to deal with his unreasonable friend affectionately.