Can you swear to that?
Marie.
I can!
George.
Then swear!
Marie.
I swear! Are you satisfied?
George.
Yes, thank heaven! But you must not imagine for a moment that the book contains anything I am ashamed of; on the contrary, I consider it so sacred I would not have it desecrated by a stranger's eye. About four years ago, something occurred within me--within my soul. No one knows--no one could even guess, and no one shall ever know.