That voice said continually.

'Why did he make me love him--why did he let me know he loved me, if he knew all the while that he couldn't brave everything for my sake ?' Then love answered, 'He was led on by the feeling of the moment, as you have been, Caterina; and now you ought to help him to do what is right.' Then the voice rejoined, 'It was a slight matter to him.

He doesn't much mind giving you up.

He will soon love that beautiful woman, and forget a poor little pale thing like you.' Thus love, anger, and jealousy were struggling in that young soul.
'Besides, Tina,' continued Captain Wybrow in still gentler tones, 'I shall not succeed.

Miss Assher very likely prefers some one else; and you know I have the best will in the world to fail.