"Dolly," she said, "he has told me.

" Dolly looked coldly at Anna; she was waiting now for phrases of conventional sympathy, but Anna said nothing of the sort.

"Dolly, dear," she said, "I don't want to speak for him to you, nor to try to comfort you; that's impossible.

But, darling, I'm simply sorry, sorry from my heart for you!" Under the thick lashes of her shining eyes tears suddenly glittered.