Isabelgotup，turningawayfromhim，leavingheroldladywithoutceremony。andheoccupiedhimselfforthenexttenminutesinpretendingtolookatGilbertOsmond’scollectionofminiatures，whichwereneatlyarrangedonaseriesofsmallvelvetscreens。Buthelookedwithoutseeing。hischeekburned。hewastoofullofhissenseofinjury。Itwascertainthathehadneverbeentreatedthatwaybefore。hewasnotusedtobeingthoughtnotgoodenough。Heknewhowgoodhewas，andifsuchafallacyhadnotbeensopernicioushecouldhavelaughedatit。HesearchedagainforPansy，butshehaddisappeared，andhismaindesirewasnowtogetoutofthehouse。BeforedoingsohespokeoncemoretoIsabel。itwasnotagreeabletohimtoreflectthathehadjustsaidarudethingtoher-theonlypointthatwouldnowjustifyalowviewofhim。
IreferredtoMr。OsmondasIshouldn’thavedone，awhileago，hebegan。Butyoumustremembermysituation。
Idon’trememberwhatyousaid，sheansweredcoldly。
Ah，you’reoffended，andnowyou’llneverhelpme。
Shewassilentaninstant，andthenwithachangeoftone：It’snotthatIwon’t。Isimplycan’t！Hermannerwasalmostpassionate。