'She is not rough, she is vastly tender. But her strong heart has had its beatings stayed, and her ideas have become twisted about.'
'Ah, yes—she is a passionate woman.'
'She loves passionately, but has had her heart wounded and bruised.'
'Yes, I suppose she has suffered—so have I.'
'She has suffered, therefore she can have compassion.'
He remained silent, and shook his head dubiously.
'Tell me about yourself,' he said at last. No doubt he had undergone stormy scenes with Jane that had frightened him, and left on him an impression that could not be eradicated.
'What shall I tell you?' asked Winefred.
'About your youth, and where you lived, and how?'