She had been on the verge of sin, but she was not the only woman in the world to carry a secret.

Woodell's pleadings were met with yielding, and the wedding occurred within a month.

Perhaps she made a better wife because her husband did not know the truth in detail, and she felt the burden of a debt, but that is doubtful.

Though fair of feature, she was not deep enough of mind to even brood.

Of course, too, by this standard should be lessened the real degree of all erring.