"'_Loved_ you!' she cried. 'Why, I have been as frank with you as a sister--never shunned you, never feared you. You cannot,' she affirmed triumphantly--'you cannot make me tremble with your coming, nor accelerate my pulse by your influence.'

"'Loved you!' she cried. 'Why, I have been as frank with you as a sister - never shunned you, never feared you. Your presence cannot make me tremble, nor quicken my pulse.'
