I utterly repudiate this marriage.

Before the ceremony began, Mr.Outram whispered to me to go through with the 'farce,' and it was a farce.

Had I thought otherwise I should have taken the poison.

If there is any foundation for what the Father says, I have been deceived and entrapped." "Pardon, senora," replied the priest; "but you should not speak so angrily.

The Senor Outram and I only did what we were forced to do." "Supposing that Father Francisco is right, which I do not believe," said Leonard, with sarcasm, "do you think, Miss Rodd, that such a sudden undertaking would be more to my liking than to yours?
Believe me, had I wished to 'deceive and entrap' you, I could not have done so without involving myself, since, if the marriage is binding, it is binding on both parties, and even such a humble individual as I am does not take a wife on the faith of a five minutes' acquaintance.