She was driven to answer, and she knew that much would be decided by the way in which she might now speak. "You must not talk of that," she said, very softly.
"May I not?" And now his tongue was unloosed, so that he began to speak quickly. "May I not? And why not? They were happy days,--so happy! Were not you happy when you thought--? Ah, dear! I suppose it is best not even to think of them?"

"You must not talk of that," she said, very softly.
"May I not?" And now his tongue was unloosed, so that he began to speak quickly. "May I not? Why not? They were happy days - so happy! Were not you happy when you thought Ah, dear! I suppose it is best not even to think of them?"
