`Icannotrenouncewhatisdearerthanlife，’shemutteredinalow，hurriedtone。Then，suddenlyraisingherheadandfixinghergleamingeyesuponme，shecontinuedearnestly，`ButHelen——orMrs。Huntingdon，orwhateveryouwouldhavemecallyou——willyoutellhim？Ifyouaregenerous，hereisafittingopportunityfortheexerciseofyourmagnanimity：ifyouareproud，hereamI——yourrival——readytoacknowledgemyselfyourdebtorforanactofthemostnobleforbearance。’
`Ishallnottellhim。’
`Youwillnot！’criedshedelightedly。`Acceptmysincerethanks，then！’
Shesprangup，andofferedmeherhand。Idrewback。
`Givemenothanks；itisnotforyoursakethatIrefrain。Neitherisitanactofanyforbearance：Ihavenowishtopublishyourshame。