He has not told me all, even in the hour when he thought himself dying.

I am convinced of that.

It is not because he dislikes you, Lieutenant Brant, but because he knew his partial revealment of the truth was a duty he owed us both." There was a long, painful pause between them, during which neither ventured to look directly at the other.
"You leave me so completely in the dark," he said, finally; "is there no possibility that this mysterious obstacle can ever be removed ?" "None.

It is beyond earthly power--there lies between us the shadow of a dead man." He stared at her as if doubting her sanity.
"A dead man! Not Gillis ?" "No, it is not Gillis.

I have told you this much so that you might comprehend how impossible it is for us to change our fate.