It seemed to her that it would be less painful to fly from her father's house than to have this interview with M.de Breulh-Faverlay.

Luckily for her, frail as she looked, she possessed an indomitable will, and this carried her through most of her difficulties.
For Andre's sake, as well as her own, she did not wish to violate any of the unwritten canons of society, but she longed for the hour to come when she could acknowledge her love openly to the world.

At one moment she thought of writing a letter, but dismissed the thought as the height of folly.

As the time passed Sabine began to reproach herself for her cowardice.

All at once she heard the clang of the opening of the main gates.