It seemed as though her spirit, abandoning her body, was wandering to far-away places.

Her eyes were looking at him, but she seldom saw him.

She would speak very slowly, as though wishing to weigh every word, fearful of betraying some secret.

This spiritual alienation did not, however, prevent her slipping bodily along the smooth path of custom, although afterwards she would seem to feel a vague remorse.

"I wonder if it is right to do this!.