Craven looked at her with a dawning of surprise.
“Do you mean of a German soldier, for instance?” he said.
“No, no! Of course not. Of anyone you have known personally; afraid of anyone as an individual? That’s what I mean.”
“I can’t remember that I ever have.”
“Do you think it possible to love someone who inspires you at moments with unreasoning dread?”
“No; candidly I don’t.”
“I think there can be attraction in repulsion.”
“I should be very sorry for myself if I yielded to such an attraction.”
“Why?”
“Because I think it would probably lead to disaster.”