Chiefly I wish to help him." "Then why not go ?" Ah, this is a poser.

She looks herself fairly in the eye, distinctly puzzled.

Why should she not simply go to him and help him through a bad hour?
With searching, deliberate persistence she demanded an answer.

She will have the truth out of herself.

"Why not go to him if you so desire to help him ?" "Because I am ashamed, because I have made myself cheap, and I cannot bear his eyes upon me.