I thank you! Now you know." Still she was silent.

They dropped down, now weary, side by side, on the grass.
"Now you see into one bit of a human heart, don't you ?" said he bitterly.

The gray dawn showed his distorted and wounded face, scarred, blackened, burned, as at length he tried to look at her.
"I did the best I knew.

I knew it wasn't right to feel as I did toward you--to talk as I did--but I couldn't help it, I tell you, I just couldn't help it! I can't help it now.

But I don't think it's wrong now, even--here.