He didn't wish it." "Why not ?" she demanded, and suddenly her voice rang harsh again.

"Why could I not have gone to him?
Why didn't he wish it ?" Nick hesitated for a single instant.

Then, "It was for your own sake," he said, not looking at her.
"You mean he suffered ?" "While he remained conscious--yes." Nick spoke reluctantly.

"It didn't last long," he said.
She scarcely seemed to hear him.

"And so you tricked me," she said; "you tricked me while my father was lying dying.