"I have broken my word—forfeited my life."
"Proceed."
"I love the Donna Mercedes——"
"You promised to say nothing—to do nothing."
"That promise I did not keep."
"Explain."
"There is nothing to explain. I was weak—it was beyond my strength. I offer no excuse."
"You urge nothing in extenuation?"
"Nothing."
"'Twas deliberately done?"