"And what a fool you were," said he, stopping her in the pathway. "What an ass! Why did you tell him that? You knew that he would not, on that account, do justice to me."
"He asked me, George."
"Psha! now you have ruined me, and you might have saved me."

"And what a fool you were," said he, stopping her in the path. "What an ass! Why did you tell him that? You knew that meant he would not do justice to me."
"He asked me, George."
"Psha! now you have ruined me, and you might have saved me."
