I have known what it is to love and to lose.

But you must not let me bring any unhappiness into your life.

I must live on--as I have lived--alone, and, in addition, bear with other woes the memory of this latest insult and horror.

In the meantime, I must get away as quickly as possible from Diana's Grove.

In the morning I shall go up to town, where I shall remain for a week--I cannot stay longer, as business affairs demand my presence here.