2/11 A word or two only had she said, when Mrs.Marion, with tears upon her face, replied,-- "Pardon me that I have so long remained a burden upon you. Had I known where to go, or what to do, I would not have added my weight to the heavy ones you have had to bear. Daily have I lived in hope that my husband would return. But my heart is sick with hope deferred. It is time now that I began the work of self-dependence." "Where can you go ?" asked Mrs.Darlington. |