He was quite unmoved by her words.
"'Mademoiselle,' he said calmly, when she paused, 'you may be sure that I should not have undertaken this scheme, unless I had fully weighed the consequences.

My plans have been so laid that whatever search may be made for you will be in vain.

Here you are, and here you will remain until you listen to my suit.

Every want shall be satisfied, and every wish complied with; but, whether it is one year or five, you will not leave this house until you leave it as my bride.' "'Then, sir,' she said passionately, 'I shall be a prisoner for life.' "'So you may think, at present, mademoiselle,' he said.

'And I expected nothing else.