...of rejection

Serezha was silent because he was uncertain of being able to control his voice if he broke the silence. At every attempt to speak, his chin drooped and trembled. He was ashamed to weep alone for his own private reasons, without being able to blame it on the Moscow countryside. His silence caused Anna extreme anguish. She was even more dissatisfied with herself. The important thing was that she agreed to everything; but she had failed to make it obvious by her words.

[The Last Summer, Pasternak, B.]