"I have deserved it!" was all she said to herself, "I have deserved it!" Julian interposed once more in Mercy's defense.
"Wait till you are sure there is no excuse for her, Horace," he said, quietly.

"Grant her justice, if you can grant no more.

I leave you together." He advanced toward the door of the dining-room.

Horace's weakness disclosed itself once more.
"Don't leave me alone with her!" he burst out.

"The misery of it is more than I can bear!" Julian looked at Mercy.