continued
“You could
not have
made the
offer of
your hand
in any
possible
way that
would have
tempted me
to accept
it.” Again
his
astonishment
was
obvious;
and he
looked at
her with
an
expression
of mingled
incredulity
and
mortification.
She went
on “From
the very
beginning
– from the
first
moment, I
may almost
say – of
my
acquaintance
with you,
your
manners,
impressing
me with
the
fullest
belief of
your
arrogance,
your
conceit,
and your
