And she was herself beautiful and lovely; so she said in her mind at once, "Why have I never seen this?
Why did I not know that he must of course love her ?" Then, if she reminded herself of the conversation she had held with Lawrence Newt about Arthur Merlin and Hope Wayne, she was only perplexed for a moment.

She knew that he could not but be honest; and she said quietly in her soul, "He did not know at that time how well worthy his love she was.".