Julia should be sacrificed--Julia and himself! But still he could not write to Florence till he had written to Julia.

He could not bring himself to send soft, pretty, loving words to one woman while the other was still regarding him as her affianced lover.
"Was your letter from Florence this morning ?" Fanny asked.
"Yes; it was." "Had she received mine ?" "I don't know.

Of course she had.

If you sent it by post of course she got it." "She might have mentioned it, perhaps." "I daresay she did.

I don't remember." "Well, Harry you need not be cross with me because I love the girl who is going to be your wife.