Have you ever observed the sound of Schlegel's voice? He spoke slowly
and so softly; I can quite believe it attracted your wife in the
beginning; and that afterwards, gradually, and almost imperceptibly, she
gravitated towards him. He possessed so many qualities that she admired
and missed.
The man is now at death's door, and can never explain to us what passed
between them--even admitting that there was anything blameworthy. As far
as I know, Schlegel was quite infatuated with a totally different woman.
Had he really been in love with Lillie, would he have been contented
with a few words and an occasional pressure of her hand? Therefore,
since it is out of the question that your wife can have been unfaithful
to you, I am inclined to think that Schlegel knew nothing of her
feelings for him.
You will reply that in that case it must all be gross exaggeration on
Lillie's part. But you, being a man, cannot understand how little
satisfies a woman when her love is great enough.
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