He knew that he must take her now, and that he had better make the best of it.

She would, he was sure, be a good wife, and the love would probably come in time.
'We shall be together this evening; shall we not ?' he asked.
'O, yes,' said Marie, 'if you please.' It was, as she knew, only reasonable now that they should be together.

Then he let her go, and she walked off to her room..