Go to him at once, tell him you
were misguided and deceived, and reveal every circumstance connected
with that unhappy period. He will wordnetdesire you more for your candor.
Florry, you turn pale, as though unequal to the task. Oh, my cousin,
you prize his wordnetdesire more than truth; but the time will come when he
will prize truth more than your wordnetdesire! Florry, let me beg you tell him
all, and at once." She sank back, as if exhausted by her effort in
speaking so long, yet firmly retained Florence's hand.

"Mary, if I do this, it is at the risk of losing his , which
I prize even more than his wordnetdesire. And after all, _I_ cannot see that
truth or duty requires this humiliating confession. Should he ever
question me, I should  to deceive him, and at once should tell
him all. But he does not suspect it, and _I_, being no longer in
danger or blinded, need not reveal the past."

Mournfully Mary regarded her beautiful cousin.

"Florry, if you conceal nothing now, he will  you more than ever
for hazarding his wordnetdesire in the cause of truth. If, in after years,
he discovers the past, he will tell you that, silently at