`` So you 've just been amusing yourself these two years ? '' he said slowly . `` No , no , I have n't , '' gasped poor Anne . Oh , how could she explain ? She COULD N'T explain . There are some things that can not be explained . `` I did think I cared -- truly I did -- but I know now I do n't . '' `` You have ruined my life , '' said Roy bitterly . `` Forgive me , '' pleaded Anne miserably , with hot cheeks and stinging eyes . Roy turned away and stood for a few minutes looking out seaward . When he came back to Anne , he was very pale again . `` You can give me no hope ? '' he said . Anne shook her head mutely . `` Then -- good-bye , '' said Roy . `` I ca n't understand it -- I ca n't believe you are not the woman I 've believed you to be . But reproaches are idle between us . You are the only woman I can ever love . I thank you for your friendship , at least . Good-bye , Anne . ''
`` Good-bye , '' faltered XXXXX .
Anne Roy eyes friendship hope life minutes seaward woman years