She had not seen him before since his engagement became public, and therefore not since his knowing her to be acquainted with it; which, with the consciousness of what she had been thinking of, and what she had to tell him, made her feel particularly uncomfortable for some minutes.
Sedert zijn engagement publiek was geworden, had zij hem nog niet gezien; dus ook niet, sedert hij wist, dat zij ervan had vernomen; en dit alles, gepaard met het bewustzijn van 't geen zij daareven had gedacht, en wat zij hem had te vertellen, maakte haar in de eerste paar minuten geheel van streek.