"No," she said, "I will stay here till daylight."
"That you shall not."
"But if I will?"
"You will find another will stronger than your own."
She laughed. "That can hardly be."
"Why do you refuse my guidance?"
"I do not want to go with you; I prefer to remain here."
"Why so?"
She looked down. She could not answer this question. He ought not to have asked it. He should have had the tact to understand the difficulty. But he was blunt of feeling, and he did not. Without more ado, he caught her in his arms and lifted her off the rock.