"I—warned you," he said again.
"I know. . . . Is it in you to—destroy—me?"
"God knows. . . . Yes, it is."
She scarcely breathed; only their hearts battled there in silence.
Then he said harshly:
"What else is there for us? You would not marry me."
"Ask me."
"You would not marry me if I told you——"
"What?"
"I will not tell you!"
"Are you—married?"