Oh, don't you see the madness of it?
Surely you must see!" A quiver of deep feeling ran through her words.

She had not meant to go so far, but she was driven, driven by a force that would not be denied.
She wanted him to see the matter with her eyes.

Somehow that seemed essential now.

Things had gone so far between them.

It was intolerable now that he should misunderstand.
But as she ceased to speak, she abruptly realized that the effect of her words was other than she intended.