been said that she had come to
hear. Every word that the woman had spoken had in truth been a 
to her. She had told herself that her visit was to be made in order
that she might be justified in her condemnation of her lover. She had
believed that it was her intention to arm herself with proof that she
had done right in rejecting him. Now she was told that however false
her lover might have been to this other woman he had been absolutely
true to her. The woman had not spoken kindly of Paul had seemed to
intend to speak of him with the utmost severity; but she had so spoken
as to acquit him of all sin against Etta. What was it to Etta that her
lover had been false to this American stranger? It did not seem to her
to be at all necessary that she should be angry with her lover on that
bead. Mrs Hurtle had told her that she herself must decide whether she
would take upon herself to avenge her rival's wrongs. In saying that,
Mrs Hurtle had taught. her to feel that there were no other wrongs
which she need avenge. It was all done now. If she could only thank
the woman for the  of her demeanour,, and then go, she
could, when alone, make up her