"You will not say that I ought to tell the world? you will not say that I ought to be disgraced? I could not do it. I could not bear it. I cannot have my mother know. Not if I were dead. I could not have her know. I must tell you; but you will not say that any one else should know."
"I can say nothing in my ignorance," said Deronda, mournfully, "except that I desire to help you."

"You will not say that I ought to tell the world? and be disgraced? I could not bear it. I cannot have my mother know. I must tell you; but you will not say that anyone else should know."
"I can say nothing in my ignorance," said Deronda, mournfully, "except that I desire to help you."
