"I am glad. Now I want to know what was the cause of your physical weakness at the concert."
"I do not know."
"You do not know? Do not answer me that way. I want the truth, and will have it. What made your body faint and sick?"
"I do not know."
"Merle, you have been a faithful, truthful subject for almost ten years. I have always chosen you when some severe and important test was before me. Never yet have you failed to respond to my wishes. Do not let this be the first occasion of your disobedience. You know what made your heart stop beating. Tell me. I demand it. What is that woman to you?"
"What woman? I did not see any woman."
"Merle, you are lying to me. Do you think you can make me believe such an assertion as that? You can not deceive me. Tell me the truth."
"I am telling you the truth."
"Merle, I will you; tell me what that woman is to you."