"Then I will be frank with you, George, though my being so will, as you may guess, be very painful." She paused again, looking at him to see if yet he would spare her; but he was all scar and eyes as before, and there was no mercy in his face.

"Then I will be frank with you, George, though it may be very painful." She paused again, looking at him to see if he would spare her; but he was all scar and eyes as before, with no mercy in his face.
