I thought you had forgotten him." "Forgotten him?
So soon?
I thought he could not even have forgotten me!" Maurice clenched his hand.

The very simplicity of her words stirred his anger more deeply against his successful rival.

For _her_ he had still nothing but the most pitiful tenderness.
"Some men, Lucia, love themselves too well to have any great love for another." "But he did care for me.

I want to tell you.

I want you to see that I am not quite so bad--he did care for me very much, and I sent him away." "You refused him ?" "Not just that.