But scarcely had he spoken the fatal name when he saw his error. Her eyes blazed; she trembled from head to foot, in a nervous convulsion.
"Listen," she said. "If you have a heart, if you have any pity, if you wish me to stay here with you, never name him again, never name him."
"You are right." But then he added, "And yet you loved him, you love him still."
"No. I love no one any more."
"Why would you not accept me when I proposed for you?"
"Because."
"Why did you marry that old man?"
"Because."
"And now why do you love him? Why do you love him?"