\"ButI\'mgladIcamesonear。Iwantedtoseeyouoncemore。IwishIcouldmakeyouunderstand。Butnobodyunderstands。Ihardlyunderstandmyself。ButpleasetrytobelievethatwhatIsayistrue。I\'mjustbackfromthemountains，andlisten，Margaret——\"Hehaltedamomenttosteadyhisvoice。
\"TheTurnersdowntheretookmeinwhenIwasaraggedoutcast。Theyclothedme，fedme，educatedme。TheMajortookmewhenIwaslittlemore；andhefedme，clothedme，educatedme。TheTurnersscornedme——MelissatoldmetogoherdwiththeDillons。TheMajorallbutturnedmefromhisdoor。Yourfatherwasbittertowardme，thinkingthatIhadhelpedturnHarrytotheUnioncause。Butletmetellyou！IftheTurnersdied，believingmeatraitor；ifLissydiedwithacurseonherlipsforme；iftheMajordiedwithout，ashebelieved，everhavingpollutedhislipsagainwithmyname；ifHarrywerebroughtbackheredead，andyourfatherdied，believingthathisbloodwasonmyhands；andifIlostyouandyourlove，andyoudied，believingthesamething——Imuststillgo。Oh，Margaret，Ican\'tunderstand——Ihaveceasedtoreason。IonlyknowImustgo！\"
Thegirlinthemountainshadletherrageandscornlooselikeastorm，butthegentlewomanonlygrewmorecalm。Everyvestigeofcolorlefther，buthereyesneverforamomentwaveredfromhisface。Hervoicewasquietandevenandpassionless。
\"Then，whydon\'tyougo？\"
Thelashofanoverseer\'swhipacrosshisfacecouldnothavemadehissoulsobleed。Eventhenhedidnotlosehimself。