"Sure."
"And brave?"
"Sure."
"And self-respecting?"
"She said every word, and more than I have told you."
"The rest, then?"
"No. I am true to my friend—in the main."
"You are ill-tempered. Stephen ought to be thankful for your 'No.' He will be, some day. I shall go and see Matilda to-morrow."
"She may leave for France to-night."
"You are a provoking creature."