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Shedidnotanswer，helplessbeforeaninsur—
mountabledifficulty，appalledbeforethenecessity，theimpossibilityandthedreadofanexplanationinwhichsheandmadnessseemedinvolvedtogether。
\"Oh——Iamsosorry，\"shemurmured。