She looked up in his face; her mouth was quivering with a kind of helpless shame, but her eyes were full of womanly courage and steadfastness.

"William," said she, "I ran away in the face and eyes of them all to comfort you.

They saw me, and they can see me now, but I don't care.

And I don't care if you see me; I always have cared, but I don't now.

I have always been terribly afraid lest you should think I was running after you, but I ain't afraid now.