"And told you about her cousin George. I tried to hinder her from writing, but she is very wilful."
"Why should you have hindered her? If the thing was to be told, it is better that it should be done at once."
"But I hoped that there might be an escape. I don't know what you think of all this, Grey, but to me it is the bitterest misfortune that I have known. And I've had some bitter things, too," he added,--thinking of that period of his life, when the work of which he was ashamed was first ordained as his future task.
"What is the escape that you hoped?" asked Grey.

"And told you about her cousin George. I tried to prevent her from writing, but she is very wilful."
"Why should you have prevented her? If the thing was to be told, better that it should be done at once."
"But I hoped that there might be an escape. I don't know what you think of all this, Grey, but to me it is the bitterest misfortune that I have known."
"What escape did you hope for?" asked Grey.
