"If he did he'd marry her out of hand,--because he's a gentleman. That's what he is, every inch of him. He never said a word to a girl,--not to do her any harm, I'm sure," and Ruby began to cry. "You mustn't come no further now, and I'll never see you again--never! I think you're the falsest young man, and the basest, and the lowest-minded that I ever heard tell of. I know there are them as don't keep their words. Things turn up, and they can't. Or they gets to like others better; or there ain't nothing to live on. But for a young man to come after a young woman, and then say, right out, as he never means to marry at all, is the lowest-spirited fellow that ever was. I never read of such a one in none of the books. No, I won't. You go your way, and I'll go mine." In her passion she was as good as her word, and escaped from him, running all the way to her aunt's door. There was in her mind a feeling of anger against the man, which she did not herself understand, in that he would incur no risk on her behalf. He would not even make a lover's easy promise, in order that the present hour might be made pleasant. Ruby let herself into her aunt's house, and cried herself to sleep with a child on each side of her.

, he'd marry her - because he's a gentleman." Ruby began to cry. "You mustn't come no further now, and I'll never see you again - never! I think you're the falsest young man, and the basest, that I ever heard tell of. You go your way, and I'll go mine."
In her passion she was as good as her word, and escaped from him, running all the way to her aunt's door. There was in her mind an anger against him, which she did not herself understand, that he would take no risk on her behalf. He would not even make a lover's easy promise to make the evening pleasant. Ruby let herself into her aunt's house, and cried herself to sleep.
