Will you think of this, and give me an answer when you have considered it fully ?" He had not spoken altogether amiss, and Fanny, though she was very angry with him, was conscious of this.

The time he had chosen might not be considered suitable for a declaration of love, nor the place; but, having chosen them, he had, perhaps, made the best of them.

There had been no hesitation in his voice, and his words had been perfectly audible.
"Oh, Mr.Saul, of course I can assure you at once," said Fanny.

"There need not be any consideration.

I really have never thought--" Fanny, who knew her own mind on the matter thoroughly, was hardly able to express herself plainly and without incivility.