No, no! Not shame: greatness, but greatness so terribly dashed——
Vera.
You can still say that? Oh, thank you, thank you!
Adene.
Oh, Vera—when the first shock of my discoveries came, it almost maddened me. I mistrusted every one!
Vera.
I know. I have been through that.
Adene.
Vera, I mistrusted you! [Vera shrinks.] I thought you knew the whole story and tried to screen him.