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The rooht, and the fire was

low; Dr Lavendar could hardly see her quivering face

"But now it's all over between Lloyd and me I sha'n't see him ever

any ive up

David But I was not willing"

"You thought it would ht?" she repeated, surprised; "why, of course At least I suppose

that is what good people call right," she added dully

"And you gave up doing right, to have David?"

She felt that she was trapped, and yet she could not understand why;

"I sacrificed myself," she said confusedly

"No," said Dr Lavendar; "you sacrificed a conviction A poor, false

conviction, but such as it was, you threw it over to keep David"

She looked at him in terror; "It was just selfishness, you think?"

"Yes," said Dr Lavendar

"Perhaps it was," she adhtful life is! To try to

be happy, is to be bad"

"No, to try to be happy at the expense of other people, is to be bad"