\"That\'sallright，littlelady，\"heurgedinavoiceasnearlymellifluousashecouldcontrivewithitsmightyvolume。\"That\'sallright。Ihavetokeepontellingyou。Nobody\'sgoingtohurtyou——notalittlebit。Believeme!Why，nobodyeverwouldwanttohurtyou!\"
Buthiswell-meantattempttoassuagethestrickencreature\'swowasfutile。Thesobbingcontinued。Withitcameaplaintivecry，manytimesrepeated，softly，butverymiserably。
\"Oh，dear!Oh，dear!\"
\"Isn\'ttheresomethingelseyoucantellmeaboutthiswoman？\"
Burkeinquiredindesperationbeforetheplaintiveoutburst。Hehopedtodistractherfromsuchgriefoverherpredicament。