I leave you with more soreness at my late haste than I will acknowledge, let that content you; for myself, I ask for no apology or--." "But you shall have it amply," interrupted Aram, advancing with a cordial openness of mien not usual to him.

"I was all to blame; I should have remembered you were an injured man, and suffered you to have said all you would.

Words at best are but a poor vent for a wronged and burning heart.

It shall be so in future, speak your will, attack, upbraid, taunt me, I will bear it all.

And indeed, even to myself there seems some witchcraft, some glamoury in what has chanced.