"Oh, no!"
"Well, then, why not confess to me frankly what is troubling you?"
"Because—" she murmured, in hesitation.
"What?" he answered, affectionately.
"I dare not."
"It must be very difficult to say, then?"
"Yes."
"Nonsense! Go on, girl, where will you find a confessor so indulgent as I am?"
"Nowhere, I know."
"Speak, then."