Henrietta engaged in this act for a while. "You're like the stricken deer, seeking the innermost shade.Oh, you do give me such a sense of helplessness!" she broke out.
"I'm not at all helpless. There are many things I mean to do."
"It's not you I'm speaking of; it's myself. It's too much, having come on purpose, to leave you just as I find you."
"You don't do that; you leave me much refreshed," Isabel said.
"Very mild refreshment—sour lemonade! I want you to promise me something."