Why do you accuse me of such things ?' He took her in his arms and held her passionately and kissed her face again and again.

Amy's tears broke forth anew.
'Why should we come to such utter ruin ?' she sobbed.

'Oh, try, try if you can't save us even yet! You know without my saying it that I do love you; it's dreadful to me to think all our happy life should be at an end, when we thought of such a future together.

Is it impossible?
Can't you work as you used to and succeed as we felt confident you would?
Don't despair yet, Edwin; do, do try, whilst there is still time!' 'Darling, darling--if only I COULD!' 'I have thought of something, dearest.

Do as you proposed last year; find a tenant for the flat whilst we still have a little money, and then go away into some quiet country place, where you can get back your health and live for very little, and write another book--a good book, that'll bring you reputation again.