From reply to reply, from confidence to confidence, he, Dorsenne, had become involved in the dilemma without being able to foresee or to avoid it; he would either have had to accuse a woman or to lie with one of those lies which a manly conscience does not easily pardon.

He did not forgive himself for it.
"It is so much worse," said he to himself, "as it will prevent nothing.
A person vile enough to pen anonymous letters will not stop there.

She will find the means of again unchaining the madman....

But who wrote those letters?
Gorka may have forged them in order to have an opportunity to ask me the question he did....

And yet, no....