He hesitated. "Yes," he said courageously.
Her eyes cried, "David, how could you be so cruel!" but they did not daunt him.
"Have you not seen it yourself, Grizel?" he said.
She pressed her hands together. "I was so happy," she said, "until you came!"
"Have you not seen it yourself?" he asked again.
"There may be better things," she retorted, "than those you rate so highly."
"Not for you," he said.
"If they are gone," she told him, with a flush of resentment, "it is not you who can bring them back."
"But let me try, Grizel," said he.
"David, can I not even make you angry with me?"