His manner had not been tender to her.

He had indeed said that he loved her, but there had been nothing of the tenderness of love in his mode of saying so;--and then he had said no word of persistency in the teeth of his father's objection.

She had declared--thoroughly purposing that her declaration should be true--that she would never become his wife in opposition to her uncle's wishes; but he, had he been in earnest, might have said something of his readiness to attempt at least to overcome his father's objection.

But he had said not a word, and Marie, as she sat upon her bed, made up her mind that it must be all over.

But she made up her mind also that she would entertain no feeling of anger against her uncle.