Ihardenedmyheart，orIcouldnothavegone。ForatthelastitcametoMarionthatshewaspartingfrommeforever。Thatoverboreallotherthings，hadturnedourlasthourtoanguish。
Sheforgotforatimetheprospectofmovingintoanewhouse，sheforgottheoutrageonherproprietorshipandpride。Forthefirsttimeinherlifeshereallyshowedstrongemotionsinregardtome，forthefirsttime，perhaps，theyreallycametoher。Shebegantoweepslow，reluctanttears。Icameintoherroom，andfoundherasprawlonthebed，weeping。
“Ididn’tknow。”shecried。“Oh！Ididn’tunderstand！”
“I’vebeenafool。Allmylifeisawreck！
“Ishallbealone！。MUTNEY！Mutney，don’tleaveme！Oh！