Strangely enough, Celia, I have felt as if I--I have been walking on quicksand that might swallow me up at any moment.

Oh, I have been as unhappy as I deserve.

All the time, I have felt a sense of--of--oh, I can't explain; but it seemed to me as if my treachery to Derrick would come back on me.

And it has! If you knew"-- she shuddered--"but I can't tell you.

I shall never open my lips--I want to go at once.