And pray what would have become of us ?" "Exactly.

See your faith in me, brought to the touchstone!" "I suppose the present day would have seen you as it now does ?" "Yes, if you had embarrassed me with lack of confidence.

Decidedly not, if you had been to me the wife an artist needs.

My future has lain in your power to make or mar.

You have chosen to keep me in perpetual anxiety, and now you take a suitable opportunity to overthrow me altogether; or rather, you try to.