"Perhaps. Yet if you haven't," she added, "I should suppose you'dremember. Not indeed that I in the least connect with myimpression the invidious name you use. If I had only thought youfoolish," she explained, "the thing I speak of wouldn't so haveremained with me. It was about yourself." She waited as if itmight come to him; but as, only meeting her eyes in wonder, he gaveno sign, she burnt her ships. "Has it ever happened?"