A. As you choose, sir.
Q. Did she return your attachment?
A. Not as I could have wished.
Q. She refused you?
A. I never offered myself to her in so many words.
Q. Had you reason to suspect a rival?
A. None in particular—till the Frenchman came.
Q. Rivals generally, then?
A. Naturally there were many to admire her.
Q. But no one in especial to excite your jealousy?