“DoyouthinkIwastooexactinginwantinghimtotellmeeverythingafterwewereengaged？”
“No，Idon’tsaythat。Butsupposehehadputitofftillyouweremarried？”Agathablushedalittle，butnotpainfully，“Wouldithavebeensobad？Thenyoumighthavethoughtthathisflirtinguptothelastmomentinhisdesperationwasaverygoodjoke。Youwouldhaveunderstoodbetterjusthowitwas，anditmightevenhavemadeyoufonderofhim。Youmighthaveseenthathehadflirtedwithsomeoneelsebecausehewassoheart-brokenaboutyou。”
“ThenyoubelievethatifIcouldhavewaitedtill——till——butwhenIhadfoundout，don’tyouseeIcouldn’twait？ItwouldhavebeenallverywellifIhadn’tknownittillthen。ButasIdidknowit。Don’tyousee？”
“Yes，thatcertainlycomplicatedit。”Mrs。Marchadmitted。“ButIdon’tthink，ifhe’dbeenafalsenature，he’dhaveownedupashedid。Yousee，hedidn’ttrytodenyit；andthat’sagreatpointgained。”
“Yes，thatistrue。”saidAgatha，withconviction。“Isawthatafterwards。Butyoudon’tthink，Mrs。March，thatIwasunjustor——orhasty？”