“Mel, I—­never told—­you,” he whispered.  “I married you—­because I loved you....  But I was—­jealous....  I hated....  I couldn’t forgive.  I couldn’t understand....  Now I know.  There’s a law no woman—­can transgress.  Soul and love are the same—­in a woman.  They must be inviolable....  If I could have lived—­I’d have surrendered to you.  For I loved you—­beyond words to tell.  It was love that made me well....  But we could not have been happy.  Never, with that spectre between us....  And, so—­it must be—­always....  In spite of war—­and wealth—­in spite of men—­women must rise....”

His voice failed, and again the strange rush and roar enveloped him.  But it seemed internal, dimmer and farther away.  Mel’s face was fading.  She spoke.  And her words were sweet, without meaning.  Then the fading grayness merged into night.

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