She quickens her steps, and her heart thumps within her, because that virtue, which is her priceless possession, is in danger of being assailed.

In the very soul of her is the desire to escape.

There are thousands of women whom education has nursed who set the pace as well, whenever a man starts in pursuit; but the course of their flight leads straight to the altar and they run neither too fast, nor too slow, lest by any chance the hunter should weary of the chase.

But here you have none of this.

The woman is obeying instincts that Nature gave her with her soul.