She said to herself that it was mean and cruel in him to keep pursuing her.

It never occurred to her to find Cordis's conduct unfair in reproaching her for not having lived solely for him, before she knew even of his existence.

She was rather inclined to side with him, and blame herself for having lacked an intuitive prescience of his coming, which should have kept her a nun in heart and soul.
The next evening, about dusk, Henry was wandering sadly and aimlessly about the streets when he met Madeline face to face.

At first she seemed rather unpleasantly startled, and made as if she would pass him without giving him an opportunity to speak to her.

Then she appeared to change her mind, and, stopping directly before him, said, in a low voice-- "Won't you please leave me alone, after this?
Your attentions are not welcome." Without giving him a chance to reply, she passed on and walked swiftly up the street.