"I could have killed her, but I've always loved her," answered Luc.

Then he raised his voice excitedly: "I love her, love her, love her--but what's the good! She'd never 've been happy with me.

Look what my love drove her to! What's the good, at all!" "She said she did not love you then, Luc Michee," said Parpon, interrupting.

"Luc Michee, you're a fool as well as a sinner.

Speak up, Junie." "I used to tell him that I didn't love him; I only liked him.