I did according to my nature.
Thee must not now be punished cruelly for a thing thee did not do.
Silence is the only way of safety or of justice.

We must not speak of this again.

We must each go our own way." Her eyes were moist.

She reached out a hand to him timidly.

"Oh, forgive me," she added brokenly, "I am so vain, so selfish, and that makes one blind to the truth.