’O——thatwoman！YouknowaswellasIthatwasallmake-up，andthatIneverforamomentthoughtofher。’
’Ihadanideayouwereacting；butIwasn’tsure。’
’Well，that’snothingnow。Anne，Iwanttorelieveyourlife；tocheeryouinsomeway；tomakesomeamendsformybrother’sbadconduct。Ifyoucannotloveme，likingwillbewellenough。Ihavethoughtovereverysideofitsomanytimes——formonthshaveIbeenthinkingitover——andIamatlastsurethatIdorighttoputittoyouinthisway。ThatIdon’twrongBobIamquiteconvinced。Asfarasheisconcernedwebebothfree。HadInotbeensureofthatIwouldneverhavespoken。Fatherwantsmetotakeonthemill，anditwillpleasehimifyoucangivemeonelittlehope；itwillmakethehousegoonaltogetherbetterifyoucanthinko’me。’
’Youaregenerousandgood，John，’shesaid，asabigroundtearbowledhelter-skelterdownherfaceandhat-strings。
’Iamnotthat；IfearIamquitetheopposite，’hesaid，withoutlookingather。’Itwouldbeallgaintome——Butyouhavenotansweredmyquestion。’