His arrival had rudely shattered that dream and awakened her to the reality of the situation.

She loved him.
For Laure d'Aumenier to marry Marteau was impossible.

The Marquis would never consent.

He was her legal guardian, the head of her race.
Marriage without his consent was unthinkable.

Loving Marteau she would fain not marry Yeovil; yet her troth being plighted in the most public manner and with her consent, the Marquis would force her to keep her word.