"It's just there!"
"Can't you cross it?"
"No."
She drew her slender body erect with an effort. She tried to speak twice before she succeeded.
"You—are—married—then?"
"Oh—no—no—not that—no!"
She bent close again, a sweet smile breaking through her tears.
"Then you can tell me what it is."
"I couldn't tell it, even to my wife."
Her brow contracted in a puzzled look.