But she had imagined that there would be compensations.

Moreover, so far as society was concerned, she had not had any choice.

It had been this or exile.

And she had chosen this.
Wherefore?
Simply and solely because Jeff, of all she knew, had wanted her.
Again that curious little tremor went through her.

Had he wanted her so very badly after all?
Not once since their wedding-day had he made any friendly overture or responded to any overture of hers.