\"Tellheryouhaveseenabroken—heartedwomancastoffbyherson。\"
Beforequiteleavingherhethrewuponherfaceawistfulglance，asifhehadmisgivingsonthegenerosityofforsakingherthus。Hegazedintoherfaceinavague，wonderingmanner，likethatofoneexaminingsomestrangeoldmanuscriptthekeytowhosecharactersisundiscoverable。
Hewasnotsoyoungastobeabsolutelywithoutasensethatsympathywasdemanded，hewasnotoldenoughtobefreefromtheterrorfeltinchildhoodatbeholdingmiseryinadultquartershither—todeemedimpregnable；andwhethershewereinapositiontocausetroubleortosufferfromit，whethersheandherafflictionweresomethingtopityorsomethingtofear，itwasbeyondhimtodecide。
Heloweredhiseyesandwentonwithoutanotherword。
Beforehehadgonehalfamilehehadforgottenallabouther，exceptthatshewasawomanwhohadsatdowntorest。