"I'm glad." In a way, the halting way in which it came out soothed her even more. It calmed her nerves, applied a balm to the raw wounds her former fiancé had left. Other men -- men like David, she imagined -- would have said it much more confidently. The stilted manner suggested, to her, sincerity. "I don't think I could have borne that twice."

She shook her head lightly, sighing. "I-- I am sorry. A great much of that should never be said, let alone so freely."