"I should imagine she is, and unhappy, too.

She is frightened to speak--she has no style, no manner, no dignity.

He must have been insane." "I am quite sure he loved her," said Valentine, warmly, "and loves her now." "That is just the mystery," replied her mother--"a clever man like he is, accustomed to intelligent and beautiful women.

I shall never understand it." "Do not try," said Valentine, calmly.

"She is evidently nervous and sensitive.