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... She could sacrifice herself, she could pass by her love--
but would it avail anything? ... This boy loved her, loved her with
all his strength and honesty. He would continue to love her. She
believed that. ... If, not loving him, she should marry him, she
would be able to hold his love--and her word would be in some sort
his law. She could influence him--not abruptly, not suddenly, but
gradually, cleverly, cunningly. She could use him for her great
purpose. Thousands of men might be happier, safer from hunger and
misery, closer to a realization of their hope, if she gave herself to
this boy. ... She was filled with exaltation--a Joan of Arc listening
to her Voices. ...
It was possible--possible. ... And if it were possible, if she could
accomplish this great thing for the Cause, dared she avoid it? Was it
not a holy duty?
Remember her parentage, her training; remember that she had drawn
into her being enthusiasm, fanaticism with the air she breathed in
the very cradle.


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