"As for that," said Margaret, rather haughtily, "I hold it is 'Honi soit qui mal y pense,' Yet still I should choose to have it explained, if any natural opportunity for easy explanation occurs. But it is not to clear myself of any suspicion of improper conduct that I wish to have him told--if I thought that he had suspected me, I should not care for his good opinion--no! it is that he may learn how I was tempted, and how I fell into the snare; why I told that falsehood, in short."
"Which I don't blame you for. It is no partiality of mine, I assure you."
"What other people may think of the rightness or wrongness is nothing in comparison to my own deep knowledge, my innate conviction that it was wrong. But we will not talk of that any more, if you please. It is done--my sin is sinned. I have now to put it behind me, and be truthful for evermore, if I can."

'As for that,' said Margaret, rather haughtily, 'It is not to clear myself of any suspicion of improper conduct that I wish to have him told - if I thought that he had suspected me, I should not care for his good opinion. It is so that he may learn how I was tempted, and why I told that falsehood.'
'Which I don't blame you for.'
'We will not talk of that any more, if you please. It is done - my sin is sinned. I have now to put it behind me, and be truthful for evermore, if I can.'
