"She's your niece." Mrs.Gallilee turned on him: her fury broke into a screaming laugh.

"My niece ?" she repeated.

"You lie--and you know it! She's the child of an adulteress! She's the child of her mother's lover!" The door opened as those horrible words passed her lips.

The nurse and her husband entered the room.
She was in no position to see them: she was incapable of hearing them.
The demon in her urged her on: she attempted to reiterate the detestable falsehood.

Her first word died away in silence.