Their union, she believed, could not divide her more from other men, than their final separation.

her affection would be his forever.

his feelings as to a first, strong attachment; sentences begun which he could not finish, his half averted eyes and more than half expressive glance; all, all declared that he had a heart returning to her at least; that anger, resentment, avoidance, were no more; and that they were succeeded, not merely by friendship or regard, but by the tenderness of the past. Yes, some share of the tenderness of the past. she could not contemplate the change as implying less. He must love her.

and the more I saw, the more I found to admire.

Half the sum of attraction, on either side, might have been enough, for he had nothing to do, and she had hardly anybody to love

Half the sum of attraction, on either side, might have been enough, for he had nothing to do, and she had hardly anybody to love.

No one can withstand the charm of such a mystery.

She longed to know what at that moment was passing in his mind; in what manner he thought of her, and whether, in defiance of every thing, she was still dear to him.

You have bewitched me body and soul.