Of course, in this case, he didn't deceive her; he let her deceive herself; but wasn't that worse ?" "Yes, that was worse.

She could have forgiven him for deceiving her." "Oh!" "He might have had to do that.

She wouldn't have minded his fibbing outright, so much, for then it wouldn't have seemed to come from his nature.

But if he just let her believe what wasn't true, and didn't say a word to prevent her, of course it was worse.

It showed something weak, something cowardly in him." Burnamy gave a little cynical laugh.