You see, sweet, that you may implicitly believe me.

I have no false gloss of compliments.

Frankly, as you yourself would do, I admit the drawback; but, unlike you, I affirm that it does not matter." "But would you always think so?
The time might come when the remembrance of my father's----" "Hush!" he said, gently.

"The matter must never be discussed between us.
I tell you frankly that I should not care for the whole world to know your story.

I know it--the duke and duchess know it.