She has _not_ deceived me--she loves me! What do I care whether she has given me her true name or not! She has given me her true heart.

What right had Julian to play upon her feelings and pry into her secrets?
My poor, tempted, tortured child! I won't hear her confession.

Not another word shall she say to any living creature.

I am mistress--I will forbid it at once!" She snatched a sheet of notepaper from the case; hesitated, and threw it from her on the table.

"Why not send for my darling ?" she thought.