Peacock in the jungle

"You're a cheat -- and I don't like cheats!"

Hugo was furious with Tirza -- and with good cause. She had deliberately used him and lied to him. Contrary to what Tirza had thought, Hugo was a man of principle and integrity, and his damaged opinion of her would not be easily forgotten. Suddenly it became imperative that he not despise her; indeed, Tirza prayed that one day Hugo might grow to love her even a fraction as much as she loved him -- the man she had deceived....