He was very much shocked by the tragedy, and his daughter's innocent association with it.

He told me quite plainly that, under the circumstances, I ought to consider the engagement at an end.

Possibly I resented an imputation not intended by him.

I made some unfair retort about his hyper-sensitiveness, and promptly sent Helen a formal release.

She tore it up, and at the same time accepted it so far as I was concerned.