Knox
Give them to him.
Chalmers
Selling out for a petticoat. A pretty reformer.
Knox
(Proudly.)
A better lover.
Margaret
(To Chalmers.)
He is weak to-day. What of it? He was strong last night. He will win back his strength again. It is human to be weak. And in his very weakness now, I have my pride, for it is the weakness of love. God knows I have been weak, and I am not ashamed of it. It was the weakness of love. It is hard to stifle one's womanhood always with morality. (Quickly.)