She thought: If I were to cry now would it have any effect on him? She tried to cry but could not.
“Turn back now,” he commanded. They commenced the homeward journey.
“Why did you marry Helen?” she asked.
“Because I liked her and respected her.”
“And because if you married her you felt safe from me, eh?”
“If that were a true statement I would never admit it.”
“But you do not love her?”
“No.”
“Does she know?”
“She does not know. Do you want her to know?”