He stopped her.
"Don't say no," he said. "You have not considered, I am sure. Won't you at least think before deciding definitely?"
She had found more than the usual difficulty there is in saying no to anything, or to any one; now she had strength only to shake her head.
"You must not decide hastily," he insisted.
"We must go in." She turned back toward the house.
"I can wait to know," Eades assured her.
They retraced their steps silently. As they went up the walk she said:
"Of course, I am not insensible of the honor, Mr. Eades."
The phrase instantly seemed inadequate, even silly, to her. Why was it she never could be at ease with him?
"Don't decide, I beg," he said, "until you have considered the matter carefully. Promise me."