It seemed as though he gave way all at once; he was so languid that he could not control his thoughts; they would wander to her; they would bring back the scene,- not of his repulse and rejection the day before but the looks, the actions of the day before that. He went along the crowded streets mechanically, winding in and out among the people, but never seeing them, -almost sick with longing for that one half-hour-that one brief space of time when she clung to him, and her heart beat against his-to come once again.
Elizabeth GaskellIf you dare to injure her in the least, I will await you where no policeman can step in between. And God shall judge between us two.
Elizabeth GaskellYet it was very difficult to separate her interpretation, and keep it distinct from his meaning.
Elizabeth Gaskell