Never, never can be erased from my heart the occurrences of that day! When I entered the room where she was, she was seated in one corner, alone.

There were four other women in the same room, belonging to the same man.

He had purchased them, he said, for his own use.

She was seated with her face towards the door where I entered, yet she did not look up until I walked up to her.

As soon as she observed me, she sprung up, threw her arms around my neck, leaned her head upon my breast, and, without uttering a word, burst into tears.