`Butindeed，Ihadahardtimeofit，’saidshe：`mammawasverygreatlydisappointedatthefailureofherdarlingproject，andvery，veryangryatmyobstinateresistancetoherwill，——andissostill；butIcan’thelpit。AndWalter，too，issoseriouslydispleasedatmyperversityandabsurdcaprice，ashecallsit，thatIfearhewillneverforgiveme——I
didnotthinkhecouldbesounkindashehaslatelyshownhimself。
ButMilicentbeggedmenottoyield，andI’msure，Mrs。Huntingdon，ifyouhadseenthemantheywantedtopalmuponme，youwouldhaveadvisedmenottotakehimtoo。’
`IshouldhavedonesowhetherIhadseenhimornot，’saidI。
`Itisenoughthatyoudislikehim。’