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I do n't suppose I shall come back again . '' `` When do you go ? '' `` Now , '' said Dick . `` I must catch the train at noon . '' Helen 's manner did not encourage any indulgence in sentiment and he half resented this , although it made things easier . He could not say he had come to give her up , because there had been no formal engagement . Still he had expected some sign of pity or regret .