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ARIADNE. 213selfish effort — alast supreme sacrifice, — and wastoo strong to be easily shaken from his purpose." Listen to"me," he said, calmly still. AVeare wrong and she is right. To kill you woulddo her no service, and you perhaps noinjury:what do we know!Ihavenotcome to avengeher;she told me the truth;Ihave no title to do it.Had she wished it,Iwould not have stayed myhand — for that, but since she chooses to forgiveyou itis not for us to make her more desolatethan sheis."Hilarion interruptedhim."Have you no title?" he said, with his"coldest smile. Surely you have one. Ithinkyou loved her yourself.""Idid:Ido."He added nothingmore, and there was silencebetween them.Maryx breathed heavily, and his teeth wereset hard: he looked away from Hilarion,aU thewhUe he had never once looked at him; he wasafraid to look at him,lest thegreat hate thatfiUedhis soul should vanquish the resolve on which hehad come there.