"Well, why not?"
"Because it's paltry and weak of you—he doesn't deserve your forgiveness—and you've no right to forgive him for what he did to another woman."
"Do you think I haven't considered that other woman?"
"You must have. But—egad!—you're so calm about it. Don't you realise what all this means—to her?"
"You think I ought to make him marry her?"
"Of course not—she wouldn't have him if she was paid. But—but how can you marry him, Tony?"
She bit her lip.
"I'm sorry I put things so bluntly, but I'm always a blundering ass when I'm excited. Tony, you're not to marry this man."
By her mounting colour he saw that he had said too much.