She knew she had been wronged, and she knew that she had no remedy.
What she heard of Col.

Selby's proposed departure alarmed her more than anything else, and she calmly determined that if he was deceiving her the second time it should be the last.

Let society finish the tragedy if it liked; she was indifferent what came after.

At the first opportunity, she charged Selby with his intention to abandon her.

He unblushingly denied it.
He had not thought of going to Europe.