don't think I want to be married.'

'This is Mrs. Fargus' doing. What do you want?'

'I'm not quite sure. I should like to study.'

'This must be Mrs. Fargus.'

'I should like to do something.'

'But marriage--'

'Marriage is not everything. There are other things. I should like to
study art.'

'But marriage won't prevent your studying art.'

'I want to go away, to leave Sutton. I should like to travel.'

'But we should travel--our honeymoon.'

'I don't think I could give up my freedom, Alfred; I've thought it all
over. I'm afraid I'm not the wife for you.'

'Some one else has come between us? Some one richer. Who's this other
fellow?'

'No; there's no one else. I assure you there's no one else. I don't
think I shall marry at all. There are other things besides
marriage.... I'm not fitted for marriage. I'm not strong. I don't