There was no mitigating his anger against Alaric.
'Mrs.Woodward,' said he, standing very upright, and looking very stiff, 'I will never again willingly put myself in any position where I must meet him.' 'Oh! Harry, don't say so--think of your close friendship, think of your long friendship.' 'Why did he not think of it ?' 'But, Harry--if not for his sake, if not for your own, at any rate do so for ours; for my sake, for Katie's and Linda's, for Gertrude's sake.' 'I had rather not speak of Gertrude, Mrs.Woodward.' 'Ah! Harry, Gertrude has done you no injury; why should you thus turn your heart against her?
You should not blame her; if you have anyone to blame, it is me.' 'No; you have been true to me.' 'And has she been false?
Oh! Harry, think how we have loved you! You should be more just to us.' 'Tush!' he said.

'I do not believe in justice; there is no justice left.

I would have given everything I had for him.

I would have made any sacrifice.

His happiness was as much my thought as my own.