"No, no; I daresay not."
"You asked me to be your wife."
"Yes; I did."
"And I accepted you. The matter was settled then."
"But you told me of him,—even at first. And you said that you would always think of him."
"Yes; I told you what I knew to be true. But I accepted you; and I determined to love you with all my heart,—with all my heart."
"And you knew that you would love him without any determination."
"I think that I have myself under more control. I think that in time,—in a little time,—I would have done my duty by you perfectly."
"As how?"
"Loving you with all my heart."