\'Won\'tyousayanythingmoreexplicit?\'
\'Iwouldrathernot。\'
Somersetemittedhalfasigh:hewishedshehadbeenmoredemonstrative,yetfeltthatthispassivewayofassentingwasasmuchashecouldhopefor。Hadtherebeenanythingcoldinherpassivityhemighthavefeltrepressed;butherstillnesssuggestedthestillnessofmotionimperceptiblefromitsintensity。
\'Wemustgoin,\'saidshe。\'Therainisalmostover,andthereisnolongeranyexcuseforthis。\'
Somersetbenthislipstowardhers。\'No,\'saidthefairPuritandecisively。