She spoke as if she shrieked.
"My dear, do let us look facts in the face now that we are trying to make ourselves known to each other."
"I--shouldn't have taken the money--if I hadn't thought--Nora was rich--and it would make no difference."
"I'm afraid that the question of Miss Lindsay's wealth or poverty could make no difference to the thing you did."
"I know that--now."
"When it seemed that Miss Lindsay was a pauper did you give her back any of the money you had taken under a misconception?"
"I meant to--but I never did--I meant to give her a thousand pounds."
"It's a pity you didn't; it might have caused the residue to appear a little less dingy. We're a pair of beauties! God help us both; we need His help!"
"I--haven't dared to ask for it."
But she did dare that night; they both of them dared. Already, since they had been married, they had had some strange days and nights; but that was the strangest night of their strange honeymoon.