She had demurred at first, but he gave no heed to her slight resistance, and finally her head rested against his shoulder.

There was no need of words.
Joe had a pleasurable sense of her nearness, and there was a delight in the fragrance of her hair as it waved against his cheek; but just then love was not uppermost in his mind.

All day he had been silent under the force of an emotion which he could not analyze.

Some power, some feeling in which the thought of Nell had no share, was drawing him with irresistible strength.

Nell had just begun to surrender to him in the sweetness of her passion; and yet even with that knowledge knocking reproachfully at his heart, he could not help being absorbed in the shimmering water, in the dark reflection of the trees, the gloom and shadow of the forest.
Presently he felt her form relax in his arms; then her soft regular breathing told him she had fallen asleep and he laughed low to himself.