Andyet，superficiallyarrestedasIwasforthetime，Idirectlyafterwardsrecognisedinthisinstinctivediscrimination——thelast，theexpiringstruggleofhernativelucidity——asupremelyconvincingbitofevidence。Itwasstillmoreconvincingthanifshehaddoneanyofthecommonthings——stammered，changedcolour，shownanapprehensionofwhatthepersonnamedmighthavesaidtome。ShehadhaditfrommethatheandIhadtalkedabouther，buttherewasnothingthatsheacceptedtheideaofhishavingbeenabletosay。Isaw——stillmorethanthis——thattherewasnothingtomypurpose（sincemypurposewastounderstand）thatshewouldhavehad，asmattersstood，coherenceenoughtoimputetohim。Itwasextremelycurioustometodivine，justhere，thatshehadn’taglimmeringofthereallogicofBrissenden’shappyeffectonhernerves。Itwastheeffect，ascomingfromhim，thatabeautifuldelicacyforbadeherasyettogivemeherwordfor；
andshewascertainlyherselfinthestageofregardingitasananomaly。
Why，onthecontrary，Imighthavewondered，shouldn’tshehavejumpedatthechance，atthecomfort，ofseeingapreferencetrivialenoughtobe\"worked\"imputedtoher？Whyshouldn’tshehavebeenpositivelypleasedthatpeoplemighthelpfullycouplehernamewiththatofthewrongman？
Why，inshort，inthelanguagethatGraceBrissendenandIhadusedtogether，wasnotthatlady’shusbandtheperfectionofaredherring？Justbecause，Iperceived，therelationthathadestablisheditselfbetweenthemWAS
foritsfunction，arealrelation，therelationofafellowshipinresistancetodoom。