This man now came and rudely told her all this,--but did he not tell her the truth? She sat silent and convicted; only gazing into his face when his speech was done.
"I have learned this since we have been again together, Alice; and finding you, not the angel I had supposed, finding you to be the same woman I had once loved,--the safety that I anticipated has not fallen to my lot. That's all. Here's Kate, and now we'll go for our walk."
She sat silent and convicted.
"I have learned this since we have been again together, Alice; and finding you, not the angel I had supposed, but the same woman I had once loved - I have not been safe from you at all. Here's Kate, and now we'll go for our walk."