I shall not go." "What will you do ?" "Stay here--till the wolves eat me." "Teresa, listen.

D----it all--Teresa!--Tita! see here," he said with sudden energy.

"I swear to God it's all right.

I'm willing to let by-gones be by-gones and take a new deal.

You shall come back as if nothing had happened, and take your old place as before.