"Ralph Denham is in love with you." They came back to her in Mary Datchet's voice.

Her anger blazed up in her.
"I saw Mary Datchet this afternoon," she exclaimed.
He made a movement as if he were surprised or taken aback, but answered in a moment: "She told you that I had asked her to marry me, I suppose ?" "No!" Katharine exclaimed, in surprise.
"I did though.

It was the day I saw you at Lincoln," he continued.

"I had meant to ask her to marry me, and then I looked out of the window and saw you.

After that I didn't want to ask any one to marry me.