“Oh，that’saffectation。”saidGrace，shakingherhead。“Itisnouse——youlovehim。Icanseeinyourfacethatinthismatterofmyhusbandyouhavenotletyouractsbelieyourfeelings。Duringtheselastfourorsixmonthsyouhavebeenterriblyindiscreet；
butyouhavenotbeeninsincere，andthatalmostdisarmsme。”
“IHAVEbeeninsincere——ifyouwillhavetheword——ImeanIHAVE
coquetted，anddoNOTlovehim！”
ButGraceclungtoherpositionlikealimpet。“Youmayhavetrifledwithothers，buthimyouloveasyouneverlovedanotherman。”