"I faced the loss of a limb and said I couldn't stand that and live.

Now you are going to cut the heart out of me.
You ask me to live in spite of that.

How can I?
Were you ever married, Madam ?" This last suddenly.
"You may regard it as true," said she slowly, after long hesitation.

"Were you ?" "You may regard that also as true!" He set his jaw, and looked at her straight.

Their eyes met, steadily, seeking, searching.