“Well, she’s got to be either guilty or unhappy,” said Harriet, passing the bread to the Dean with a twinkle in her eye. “I dissent altogether,” said Miss Lydgate. “She must either be innocent and unhappy or guilty and unhappy—I don’t see how she can be happy, poor creature.” “Let us ask the Warden next time we see her,” said Miss Martin, “whether it is possible for a guilty person to be happy. And if so, whether it is better to be happy or virtuous.”
