[The Whirlpool by George Gissing]@TWC D-Link bookThe Whirlpool CHAPTER 5 19/30
No! He was too brave for that.
He would never have left me in that way--to my despair. But it was my fault that made him angry--no, not angry; he was never that with me, or never showed it.
But I had behaved with such utter selfishness----' Her misery refused to word itself.
She sank down upon a chair and sobbed and moaned. 'Your grief exaggerates every little fault,' said Harvey. 'No--you must hear it all--then perhaps I can hide my shame from strangers.
What use would it be if they knew? It alters nothing--it's only in my own heart.
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