\"IhavenoteventhoughtofMissBurton,\"protestedVanBerg,atthesametimeconscious,nowthathernamehadbeenrecalledtohismemory,thatshewouldhaveactedamuchbetterpart.\"Iamonlysincerelygladthatourneckswerenotbroken,andIhopethatyouhavenotsufferedanyseverebruises.Astomydespisingyou,ifyouwillhonormewithyouracquaintanceyoumaydiscoverthatyouaregreatlyinerror.\"
\"Thenyoutrulythinkthatwehavebeenindanger?\"sheasked,wipinghereyes.
\"Mostassuredly.Whenyoucometothinkthematterovercalmly,youwillrealizethatwewereinverygreatdanger.Ithinktheaffairhasendedmosthappilyratherthanabsurdly.\"
\"Really,sir,whenIrememberhowthe\'affair,\'asyoutermit,actuallydidend,IfeelasifIneverwishedtoseeyouagain.\"
\"MissMayhew,Iappealtoyourgenerosity.WasItoblameforthatwhichwassodisagreeabletoyou?SurelyyouwillnotbesounfairastopunishmeforwhatneitheryounorIcouldhelp.I