8/11 She saw all in the clear light of reason, not in the glamor of love, and her judgment condemned them both. The sister had been false to her trust; she had betrayed the youth and innocence of the pupil entrusted to her, and he--she summed up the evil he had done her in these few words--he was not true. She would never be false to them; all her life long she would do her best to advance Allan's interest; but she must release herself from the tie that became unbearable to her. He took his sister's advice, and would not intrude upon her. He sought no more interviews; he wrote no more notes. |