"You must not go!" she answered, holding him as firmly as her strength allowed. "You _shall_ not, I tell you."
"For one hour," he pleaded earnestly.
"Not for one minute," she replied.
"I _must_-Linton will be up immediately," persisted the alarmed intruder.
He would have risen, and unfixed her fingers by the act-she clung fast, gasping: there was mad resolution in her face.

'You must not go!' she answered, holding him as firmly as her strength allowed. 'You shall not, I tell you.'
'For one hour,' he pleaded earnestly.
'Not for one minute,' she replied.
'I must - Linton will be up immediately,' he persisted, alarmed.
He would have risen - but she clung fast to him, gasping: there was mad resolution in her face.
