“Haveyoudonemenowrong，Rebecca？Youdidnotsucceed，butyoutried。Askyourheartifyoudidnot。”
Sheknowsnothing，Rebeccathought。
“Hecamebacktome。Iknewhewould。Iknewthatnofalsehood，noflattery，couldkeephimfrommelong。
Iknewhewouldcome。Iprayedsothatheshould。”
ThepoorgirlspokethesewordswithaspiritandvolubilitywhichRebeccahadneverbeforeseeninher，andbeforewhichthelatterwasquitedumb。”ButwhathaveIdonetoyou。”shecontinuedinamorepitifultone。”thatyoushouldtryandtakehimfromme？Ihadhimbutforsixweeks。Youmighthavesparedmethose，Rebecca。Andyet，fromtheveryfirstdayofourwedding，youcameandblightedit。Nowheisgone，areyoucometoseehowunhappyIam？”shecontinued。”Youmademewretchedenoughforthepastfortnight：youmighthavesparedmeto-day。”