Miss Vernon.
[To Archibald, sharply.] Is that your advice? You fool, Archibald!
Grace.
I can’t bear the torture any more.
Miss Vernon.
I suspected you were thinking of something like this. But you wouldn’t let me speak to you.
Grace.
I’ve been struggling against it, and now I’ve made up my mind.
Miss Vernon.
My dear, there are three good rules in life. The first is—never sin; and that’s the most sensible. The second is—if you sin, never repent; and that’s the bravest. But the third is—if you repent, never never confess; and that’s the hardest of them all.