But the girl shrank away from him with a sob and ran back up the hill.

He watched her climb to a hill-farm near the river, with shame and agony in his eyes, and I thought he would follow.

Instead he plunged most unexpectedly in my direction and finished his tragedy in comedy by stumbling over me.

We both scrambled to our feet a shade resentful.
"He realized instantly that I had overheard and blazed out at me in a passion of temper.

Running away had plainly given him an arrogant conviction of manhood.