"Did you--" "No, I did not betray you, but I came perilously near it." "I--I wanted to tell you about it.

I tried several times to do so--I did so long to tell somebody, but I could not bring myself to speak.

I was full of shame, yet I was proud and happy, for all that happened was good and pure and sacred.

You are not a woman; you cannot know--" "But I do know.

I know that you saw Manners the other day, and that he gave you a golden heart." "How did you know?
Did any one--" "Tell me?
No.