72/81 But now--I don't know--" "Whether I am still friendly? So please explain about Gerald." "Are you sure ?" raising her dark eyes, "that you mean to be kind ?" "Yes, sure," he said harshly. "Go on." "You are a little rough with me; a-almost insolent--" "I--I have to be. Good God! Alixe, do you think this is nothing to me ?--this wretched mess we have made of life! Do you think my roughness and abruptness comes from anything but pity ?--pity for us both, I tell you. |