Hadhesufferedtorturesofremorse，orhaditbeen，“There！that\'sover。Nowforrespectablelifeagain“？Thelatter，ifshereadhimrightly。Amanwhohasbeenthroughhelldoesnotboastofhisvirility。Heishumbleandhidesit，if，indeed，itstillexists。
Onlyinlegenddoesthesinnercomeforthpenitent，butterrible，toconquerpurewomanbyhisresistlesspower。Henrywasanxioustobeterrible，buthadnotgotitinhim。HewasagoodaverageEnglishman，whohadslipped。Thereallyculpablepoint——hisfaithlessnesstoMrs。
Wilcox——neverseemedtostrikehim。ShelongedtomentionMrs。Wilcox。
Andbitbybitthestorywastoldher。Itwasaverysimplestory。Tenyearsagowasthetime，agarrisontowninCyprustheplace。Nowandthenheaskedherwhethershecouldpossiblyforgivehim，andsheanswered，“Ihavealreadyforgivenyou，Henry。“
Shechoseherwordscarefully，andsosavedhimfrompanic。Sheplayedthegirl，untilhecouldrebuildhisfortressandhidehissoulfromtheworld。Whenthebutlercametoclearaway，Henrywasinaverydifferentmood——askedthefellowwhathewasinsuchahurryfor，complainedofthenoiselastnightintheservants\'hall。Margaretlookedintentlyatthebutler。He，asahandsomeyoungman，wasfaintlyattractivetoherasawoman——anattractionsofaintasscarcelytobeperceptible，yettheskieswouldhavefallenifshehadmentionedittoHenry。