She had broken down in her effort, losing her voice through the strength of her emotion.

As she did not choose that he should see her overcome, she turned from him and walked away across the grass.
Of course he followed her; but he was not so quick after her but that time had been given to her to recover herself.

"It is true," she said.

"I have the strength of which I tell you.

Though I have given myself to you as your wife, I can bear to be divorced from you now,--now.