I will not keep you if you want to be free.

But then be honest, and tell me frankly that you are tired of me, and want to be rid of me.

I shall at least know what I have to do.

Do not be afraid, I shall not make a scene, I shall not cause you any annoyance, not even reproach you.

I shall receive my sentence of death in silence, and kiss the hand that inflicts it on me." She buried her face in her hands, and tears trickled down between her fingers.
"And all this," said Wilhelm, "because I thought it better not to accompany you to-day.