For, if he did, I should respect him less, and my husband more than I do--if possible." Certainly Camille was not the sort of nature that detracts, but the reason he avoided Raynal's name was simply that his whole internal battle was to forget such a man existed.

From this dream he was rudely awakened every hour since he joined the family, and the wound his self-deceiving heart would fain have skinned over, was torn open.

But worse than this was the torture of being tantalized.

He was in company with Josephine, but never alone.

Even if she left the room for an instant, Rose accompanied her and returned with her.