"No offence, stranger," she said. "I didn't know how you might feel about it. I've made you a fair offer."
"Indeed you have. The time may come when I shall return, and—"
"I won't promise to wait for you, stranger. Somebody else may happen along that'll take the situation."
"It would be too much to expect you to wait for me, I admit."
"All right, stranger. You've answered fair, and now we'll let the matter drop."
When Miles left the cabin he carried with him an addition to his stock of provisions, for which he was indebted to Mrs. Brown's liberality. It was evident that she bore no malice, notwithstanding her suit had been rejected.