In the solitude of the camp he wound himself about my life, and roused an emotion for him false to duty.

And so one day--one single day, for never but the once was I weak, yet that was enough, God knows....

He went away because I would not see him again; because I would not repeat the offence which gave me years of sorrow and remorse.
After you became a candidate, he came and offered to marry me, tried to reopen the old emotion; but I would have none of it.

He was convinced he would defeat you, and he wanted to avoid fighting you.
But when I said, 'Give up the seat to him,' he froze.

Of course, his seat belonged to his party and not alone to himself; but that was the test I put him to, and the answer he gave was, 'You want me to destroy my career in politics! That is your proposal, is it ?' He was not honest either in life or conduct.