Yet it had so come; it had deepened rapidly and strongly during the mass that Mr.Simpson had said, and, behold! in its very darkness there was light.

And so it had continued till confusion had fallen on her which none but Robin could dissolve.

It must be his word finally that must give her the answer to her doubts; and she must make it easy for him to give it.

He must know, that is, that she loved him more passionately than ever, that her heart would break if she had not her desire; and yet that she would not hold him back if a love that was greater than hers could be for him or his for her, called him to another wedding than that of which either had yet spoken.

A broken heart and God's will done would be better than that God's will should be avoided and her own satisfied.
* * * * * It was this kind of considerations, therefore, that sent her swiftly to and fro, up and down the path under the darkening sky--if they can be called considerations which beat on the mind like a clamour of shouting; and, as she went, she strove to offer all to God: she entreated Him to do His will, yet not to break her heart; to break her heart, yet not Robin's; to break both her heart and Robin's, if that Will could not otherwise be served.
Her lips moved now and again as she went; but her eyes were downcast and her face untroubled....
* * * * * As the bell in the court rang for supper she went to the door and looked through.