“Missed me! Why so?” he cried, unable to conceal his astonishment.
“Because I have been very lonely without you. You were kind and thoughtful.”
“And yet the last time I was here you repulsed me.”
“I did.”
“And yet you seem to welcome me now.”
“I do.”
“Explain yourself, for this is a mystery.”
“I was hasty the last time you were here. I have regretted that hastiness since. I have been so lonely, so miserable.”
A smile of satisfaction stole over Moghul’s face as he replied,
“I thought you would come to your senses. You Englishwomen are as fickle-minded as the wind is restless. But why have you regretted it?”