I should not have known how to put it in a letter." "What is it, Lily ?" "And I do not know that I can say it properly; but I hope that you will not be hard upon me.

Adolphus, if you wish that all this between us should be over, I will consent." "Lily!" "I mean what I say.

If you wish it, I will consent; and when I have said so, proposing it myself, you may be quite sure that I shall never blame you, if you take me at my word." "Are you tired of me, Lily ?" "No.

I shall never be tired of you,--never weary with loving you.

I did not wish to say so now; but I will answer your question boldly.
Tired of you! I fancy that a girl can never grow tired of her lover.
But I would sooner die in the struggle than be the cause of your ruin.