"I have a reason, Lord Warburton." She said it in a tone that made his heart contract.
"I should like very much to know it."
"I＇ll tell you some day when there＇s more to show for it."
"Excuse my saying that in the mean time I must doubt of it."
"You make me very unhappy," said Isabel.
"I＇m not sorry for that; it may help you to know how I feel. Will you kindly answer me a question?" Isabel made no audible assent, but he apparently saw in her eyes something that gave him courage to go on. "Do you prefer some one else?"