You see I am responsible for you now, and I can scarcely reconcile it with my conscience to take on you such a wild-goose chase." "Please do not talk like that," she answered.

"If it will simplify matters I may as well tell you at once that I have made up my mind to go." "You cannot unless I go too," he answered smiling.
"You are wrong there," Juanna replied defiantly.

"I can, and what is more, I will, and Soa shall guide me.

It is you who cannot go without me--that is, if Soa tells the truth.
"For good or evil we are yoked together in this matter, Mr.Outram, so it is useless for us to try to pull different ways.

Before he died, my dear father told you his views plainly, and even if there were no other considerations involved, such as that of the agreement--for, whatever you may think to the contrary, woman have some sense of honour, Mr.
Outram--I would not disregard his wishes.