And then it was horrible!' The voice began to break again.
Mrs.Willoughby took hold of Clarice's hand, and the latter nestled towards her.
'He got angry and violent, and said that I had persuaded him to give up his profession, and must have known quite well why he did it, and that no woman had a right to interfere with a man's life until she was prepared to accept the responsibility of her interference.

I hardly understood what he said, because he frightened me; but I don't think that was at all a nice thing to say, do you, Connie ?' and her hand tightened upon her friend's.

'But he said other things too, much worse than that,--I can't tell you.

And at last I felt as if I wanted to scream.

I should have screamed in a minute or two, I know, so I told him to go away.