"He cannot love me," she said, "or he would not intrigue with a married woman."
She tried to harden her heart against men in general, and Jack in particular.
It was singular that she could not succeed, however, for she had to confess to herself that she still loved him.
A copy of the paper had also been sent to Mrs. Vanhoosen, who gloried in it.
"My dear child," she exclaimed, "what did I always tell you about that man?"
"I know you never liked him, mamma."
"Is not my judgment verified now?"
"Perhaps," replied Lena, "though one ought not always to believe what one reads in the papers."
"Why not?"
"Oh, because they are untrustworthy nine times out of ten," said Lena, who wished to defend her absent lover, no matter how strong the proofs might be against him.