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           "

           "Iknowthatyouhavethestrengthnottoletithurtyou,butit’sastrengthIhavenorighttocallupon.YetIdo,andIhavenosolution,noatonementtooffer.IcanonlyadmitthatIknowitandthatthere’snowayIcanaskyoutoforgiveme."

           "There’snothingtoforgive."

           "Ihadnorighttobringherintoyourpresence."

           "Itdidnothurtme.Only..."

           "Yes?"

           "...onlyseeingthewayyousuffered...washardtosee."

           "Idon’tthinkthatsufferingmakesupforanything,butwhateverIfelt,Ididn’tsufferenough,ifthere’sonethingIloathe,it’stospeakofmyownsuffering—thatshouldbenoone’sconcernbutmine.Butifyouwanttoknow,sinceyouknowitalready—yes,itwashellforme.AndIwishitwereworse.Atleast,I’mnotlettingmyselfgetawaywithit."

           Hesaiditsternly,withoutemotion,asanimpersonalverdictuponhimself.Shesmiled,inamusedsadness,shetookhishandandpressedittoherlips,andshookherheadinrejectionoftheverdict,holdingherfacehiddenagainsthishand.

           "Whatdoyoumean?"heaskedsoftly.

           "Nothing..."Thensheraisedherheadandsaidfirmly,"Hank,Iknewyouweremarried.IknewwhatIwasdoing.Ichosetodoit.

           There’snothingthatyouoweme,nodutythatyouhavetoconsider."

           Heshookhisheadslowly,inprotest.