The mother could have had no possible reason for deceiving you.

You were no longer an ineligible student--and the girl loved you.
Besides, there was the legal tie.

Would any woman condemn her daughter to a false position for life?
And without reason?
The idea is preposterous.

Come now, admit it!" "Oh, I admit it! My reasoning powers are still unimpaired.

But reason has nothing to do with that kind of mental torture.