He threatened to tell Sir Everard else, and the thought of her husband ever discovering her mother's shame was agony to her.

She knew how proud he was, how proud his mother was, and she would have died to save him pain.

And that is why she met Mr.Parmalee by night and by stealth--why she gave him money--why all the horrors that have followed occurred." Once more the cruel, clear, unfaltering voice paused.

A groan broke the silence--a groan of such unutterable anguish and despair from the tortured husband that every heart thrilled to hear it.
With that agonized groan, his face dropped in his hands, and he never raised it again.

He heard no more--he sat bowed, paralyzed, crushed with misery and remorse.