"I shall never hurt your heart," she said; and suddenly turned her back on Magdalen as she spoke the words.
There was a momentary pause.

Norah kept her position.

Magdalen looked at her perplexedly--hesitated--then walked away by herself toward the house.
At the turn in the shrubbery path she stopped and looked back uneasily.
"Oh, dear, dear!" she thought to herself, "why didn't Frank go when I told him ?" She hesitated, and went back a few steps.

"There's Norah standing on her dignity, as obstinate as ever." She stopped again.

"What had I better do?
I hate quarreling: I think I'll make up." She ventured close to her sister and touched her on the shoulder.