It must be confessed that she already feared him. Had there been in the man anything of lofty principle he might still have made her his slave, though I doubt whether he could ever again have forced her to love him. She looked at him furtively, and perceived that the gash on his face was nearly closed. The mark of existing anger was not there. He had come to her intending to be gentle, if it might be possible. He had been careful in his dress, as though he wished to try once again if the rle of lover might be within his reach.
Alice was the first to speak. "George, I am so glad that you have succeeded! I wish you joy with my whole heart."

But she perceived that the gash on his face was nearly closed; the mark of anger was not there. He had come to her intending to be gentle, if possible.
"George, I am so glad that you have succeeded!" she said. "I wish you joy with my whole heart."
