'Speak plainly,' he whispered, behind the chair.

Mr.Engelman did speak plainly.

'Pardon me, my dear Keller, there is no slanderer in this matter.

Your own action has spoken for you.
A short time since--try if you cannot remember it yourself--a lady sent a letter to you; and you sent the letter back to her, refusing to read it.
Do you know how she has returned the insult?
That noble creature is the woman to whom you owe your life.' When he had said those words, the doctor crossed the room, and returned again to Mr.Keller, leading my mother by the hand." Minna's voice faltered; she stopped at the most interesting part of her narrative.
"What did Mr.Keller say ?" I asked.
"There was silence in the room," Minna answered softly.

"I heard nothing except the ticking of the clock." "But you must have seen something ?" "No, David.