"Please, Mr. Bell, let me tell you about it--you could perhaps help me a little; no, not help me, but if you knew the truth, perhaps you could put me to rights--that is not it, after all," said she, in despair at not being able to express herself more exactly as she wished.

'Please, Mr. Bell, let me tell you about it. If you knew the truth, perhaps you could put me to rights - though that is not quite it,' said she, in despair at not being able to express herself exactly.
