loving her, he
will soon hate her."

"I shall never marry Miss Mildmay."

"And yet you have said you would?"

"I told you that I wanted to tell you everything. It is so pleasant to
have some one to trust, even though I should be blamed as you are
blaming me. It simply means that I can marry no one else."

"But you love some one?" She felt when she was asking the question that
it was indiscreet. When the assertion was made she had not told herself
that she was the woman. She had not thought it. For an instant she had
tried to imagine who that other one could be. But yet, when the words
were out of her mouth, she knew that they were indiscreet. Was she not
indiscreet in holding any such conversation with a man who was not her
brother or even her cousin? She wished that he were her cousin, so that
she might become the legitimate depository of his secrets. Though she
was scolding him for his misdoings, yet she hardly liked him the less
for them. She thought that she did understand how it was, and she
thought that the girl was more in fault than the man. It was not till
the words had passed her mouth and the question had been asked that she
felt the indiscretion. "But you love some one else?"

"Certainly I do; but I had not meant to speak about that."

"I will enquire into no secrets."

"Is that a secret? Can it be a secret? Do you not know that ever since
I knew you I have had no pleasure but in being with you, and talking to
you, and looking at you?"

"Captain De Baron!" As she spoke she rose from her seat as though she
would at once leave him and go back into the house.

"You must hear me now. You must not go without hearing me. I will not
say a word to offend you."

"You have offended me."

"How could I help it? What was I to do? What ought I to have said? Pray
do not go, Lady George."

"I did not think you would have insulted me. I did trust you."

"You may trust me. On my honour as a gentleman, I will never say
another word that you can take amiss. I wish I could tell you all my
feelings. One cannot help one's love."

"A man may govern his words."

"As I trust in heaven, I had determined that I would never say a
syllable to you that I might not have spoken to my sister. Have I asked
you to love me? I have not thought it possible that you should do so. I
know you to be too good. It has never come within my dreams."

"It is wicked to think of it."

"I have not thought of it. I will never think of i