"I shall have ridden ten miles when I ought to be with my men."
"I did not ask you to come."
Jasper was human, nor was he one of those soft fools who grovel.
"Nance, I did not come for this. What has turned you against me?"
"What do you mean?"
"Confound it, didn't your father slam the gate in my face! I'm a man—not a dog to be hallooed off down the road!"
The passion in his voice moved her more than he imagined.
"Please don't talk like this. Father——"
"Well, what has your father against me?"
"Why will you make it so difficult?"