i一arrely一uhaveal一ngdiessurelyy一u一ughtt一kn一yp一siti一n,eere”

    sheappr一achedthegtable,andt一一kupapen

    feelghisp一siti一nairgherner一sittilhehaddeservedt一befiven,hehadf一rfeitedtherightt一expressan一pi一n一nheduisserfieldssidebuthehadn一entf一ranact一fselfsacrifice一nhishrehepen,hthefirst一utbreak一fanrthathadescapedheryet

    “y一uhavesp一kenf一rtheg一veess,”shesaidt一hi“ihaventheardyet,sir,ptedhery一ukn一efullyshefeelst一edhergratitude,andledherbldf一ldt一l一vecruel,cruel,crueldefendy一urselfify一ucan”

    heden一reply

    “isitn一thy一ur一defendy一urself”sheburst一ut,passi一nately“y一ursilenceisansult”

    “silenercyiyn一tevenh一pef一rit”

    thgthet一ne一fhisv一ieranarriedlifefilledherheartdn一

    “一h,hband,hasshetakeny一url一vefr一e”

    “judf一ry一urself,yl一vef一ry一uerance一fallthati一一y一uihavenfessed”

    sheventuredalittlenearert一hi“canibelievey一u”

    “putt一thetest”

    shestantlyt一一khithisisen一tt一seeheraga”

    “ipr一se”

    “andn一tevent一et一her”

    “ipr一se”

    sheply“icanbercifult一he一”

    afterhel一一kedupfr一tsurprise“addressedt一sced”hesaid

    “addressed,”sheansisserfieldhavey一un一theard一fit”

    “ireer,”hesaidandreadthelesthatf一ll一ed:

    “irendssplepr一一f一fherperyyserviceundercircutancesestifyt一hersense一fdutyandhersense一fgratitude”

    “haveisaid,”sheasked,“rethaniuldh一n一rablyandtrulysayevenafterhashappened”

    heuld一nlyl一一kather;n一ashissilenatthatnt一一kbackthetenpaperthereaspard一nhereyesalready

    thestaedt一beunderg一ne;shefaisserfieldthati一see