He might as well have tried to compose the winds and the sea.
"Go!" she repeated, pressing one clinched hand on her bosom.

"I am not well.

Talking excites me--I am hysterical; I shall be better alone.

Get me the present.

Go!" "Shall I send Lady Janet?
Shall I ring for your maid ?" "Send for nobody! ring for nobody! If you love me--leave me here by myself! leave me instantly!" "I shall see you when I come back ?" "Yes! yes!" There was no alternative but to obey her.