“It was not his fault,” she said at last. “I suppose our marriage was just a mistake.” The Director said nothing. “What would you—what would the people you are talking of—say about a case like that?” “I will tell you if you really want to know,” said the Director. “Please,” said Jane reluctantly. “They would say,” he answered, “that you do not fail in obedience through lack of love, but have lost love because you never attempted obedience.”
