But you give me neither." "I am not a demonstrative person," he responded.

"I will do all I can to make you happy, but do not ask me for impossibilities.

You will have to put up with me as I am." "I shall decide that!" And she snatched away her hand angrily, and then controlled herself--the moment had not yet come.

He should not have freedom, which now she felt he craved; he should remain tied until he had at all events paid the last price of humiliation.

So for the rest of that day and those that followed she behaved with maddening capriciousness, keeping him waiting for every meal and every appointment--changing her mind as to what she would do--lavishing caresses upon him which made him wince, and then treating him with mocking coldness; but all with such extreme cleverness that she never once gave him the chance to bring things to an open rupture.