Sir Arthur has at last reluctantly withdrawn his opposition, and we may be married on any day in the future which I may choose to name.
Stay, stay! do not ask me any questions, or I shall not be able to go on.

Let me tell you everything before I stop.

I used to dream that when I was married to Arthur, when no power on earth could separate us, I would confess who I was, seek out my mother, and ask her forgiveness.
Remorse never left me, and I had bitterness in the midst of my happiness.

Arthur suspected that I had trouble which I would not share with him, yet I could not bring myself to confess, so great was my fear of being parted from him.
Some time before that evening when I first met you in London, I went to see some friends of Arthur's.

During that time, for several months, I had not seen Mr.or Mrs.Hill; but in the meanwhile Mrs.Hill had written to me of their intention of coming here to Hillsbro', saying that Mr.Hill's new agent had written such cheerful accounts of the estate, that he felt a longing to be on the spot, giving encouragement to the improvements which were going forward.