I object to it very strongly.

You assume that I have ceased to like her." "It's extremely evident," said Dick drily.

"Stella has noticed it." "And complained to you of course," cried Mr.Hazlewood resentfully.
"Stella doesn't complain," and then Dick leaned over and spoke in the full quiet voice which his father had grown to dread.

There rang in it so much of true feeling and resolution.
"There can be no backing down now.

We are both agreed upon that, aren't we?
Imagine for an instant that I were first to blazon my trust in a woman whom others suspected by becoming engaged to her and then endorsed their suspicions by breaking off the engagement! Suppose that I were to do that!" Mr.Hazlewood allowed his longings to lead him astray.