I could never forgive myself were I to urge you to do that which your conscience so clearly condemns.

To me there is a marriage far more sacred and enduring than any witnessed by man, or solemnized by formal service--the secret union of hearts.

We are one in this, and nothing can ever come between us.

Then let all else wait; let it wait until God shall open a way along which we may walk in honor.

Mutual sacrifice can never make us any less dear to each other.
This condition may serve to separate us for a while, yet I believe the path will open, and that you will learn to perceive your duty from a broader view-point--one that will permit you to find happiness in true love, unhaunted by any memory of the false." She arose slowly to her feet, the tears clinging to her lashes, both hands outstretched.
"Oh, I thank you! I thank you!" she exclaimed with deep fervor.
"Those words prove you all I ever believed you to be.