52/66 Do you suppose your simpering good spirits and your imbecile pink cheeks told me nothing? I have waited to come upon it, and here it is. "Do not come to the house--I will meet you in the wood."' "That was the unexpected thing. It was no use to argue and try to explain. I knew he did not believe what he was saying, but he worked himself into a rage, he accused me of awful things, and called me awful names in a loud voice, so that he could be heard, until I was dumb and staggering. |