I know now what that feeling was.

I loved you then, I love you now." The girl arose mechanically from her chair, reached out as if for support to the mantle.

"Why, Oh, why did you not tell me before--before"-- she cried, then swayed as if to a fall.

Dorian caught her and placed her back in the seat.

He took her cold hands, but in a moment, she pulled them away.
"Dorian, please sit down in this other chair, won't you ?" Dorian did as she wanted him to do, but he turned the chair to face her.
"I want you to believe me, Carlia." "I am trying to believe you." "Is it so hard as all that ?" "What I fear is that you are doing all this for me out of the goodness of your heart.