"I do not try to escape from anything," said she. "I simply say, that you owe me no gratitude; and I may add, that any expression of it will be painful to me, because I do not feel that I deserve it. Still, if it will relieve you from even a fancied obligation, speak on."

'I do not try to escape from anything,' said she. 'I simply say, that you owe me no gratitude; and I do not feel that I deserve it. Still, if it will relieve you from even a fancied obligation, speak on.'
