He had, at least, been able to comfort himself with the belief that, as a spirit, she had known of his love, and accepted it.

Now, by her incarnation, while his eyes had gained their desire, his heart had lost its consolation.
His condition of mind rapidly became desperate.

He could not bear to be in Ida's presence.

Her friendly, formal accent was unendurable to him.
Their blank, unrecognizing expression, as they rested on him in mere kindliness, made her lovely eyes awful to him as a Gorgon's.
In the early evening he found Miss Ludington alone, and broke out to her: "For God's sake, can't you help me?
I shall go mad if you don't!" "Why, what do you mean ?" she exclaimed, in astonishment.
"Don't you see ?" he cried.

"She does not know me.