Go." Once more she clutched his feet, kissing them.

Then she rose and without a word went out into the dusky night.

She had entered upon the rugged path of penitence, the only path to peace for the sinner.
After she had gone, the man stepped to the door and looked after her as if meditating her recall.
"Bah!" he said at length, "she is nothing to me.

Let her go." He put out the light, closed the door and passing through the crowd of revellers, went off to Simon's house..