text:  That rose? how had he obtained it? Could Mildred be so base as to encourage the handsome young enthusiast who in spite of his gloomy character had evidently to Gerald's jealous eye shown himself feelingly alive to the attraction of pretty Mistress Mildred's charms? For a moment the feelings of jealousy so completely overpowered all others that he started forward to challenge the young man to account for the possession of that rose