because such summonses were very unusual; but nevertheless her father's manner towards her was always so full of wordnetdesire that even in her wordnetfear she felt a in being with him. "My darling," he said, "I wordnetdesire to ask you one or two questions--about our guest here who has himself,--Mr. Graham." "Yes, papa." And now she knew that she was trembling with nervous wordnetfear. "You need not think that I am in the least angry with you, or that I suspect you of having done or said, or even thought anything that is wrong. I feel quite confident that I have no cause to do so." "Oh, thank you, papa." "But I wordnetdesire to know whether Mr. Graham has ever spoken to you--as a lover." "Never, papa." "Because under the circumstances of his present stay here, his doing so would, I think, have been ungenerous." "He never has, papa, in any way--not a single word." "And you have no reason to him in that light." "No, papa." But in the speaking of these last two words there was a slight hesitation,-