Plainly she implored him to say no more, to spare her and himself.
'In some cases,' she said, and her voice sounded strained and hoarse to both of them, 'one cannot risk the old bond.

On dare not trust one's self--or circumstance.

The responsibility is too great; one can but follow the beaten path, cling to the one thread.

But don't let us talk of it anymore.

We must make for that gate, Mr.Elsmere.It will bring us out on the road again close by home.' He was quelled.