’Youwerealwaysverykind，sir，tothose——tothosethatWANTEDkindness。’
Thetearswerealmostoverflowing，butshecheckedthem；andasifanaccessionoffortitudehadfollowedthemomentaryweakness，shecontinued，inasubduedbutfirmtone，totellmebrieflythecircumstancesofhermarriagewithO’Mara。
Whenshehadconcludedtherecital，shepausedforamoment；andIaskedagain：
’CanIaidyouinanyway——byadviceorotherwise？’
’Iwish，sir，totellyouallIhavebeenthinkingabout，’shecontinued。’Iamsure，sir，thatMasterRichardlovedmeonce——Iamsurehedidnotthinktodeceiveme；buttherewerebad，hard-