You offered it . '' `` I know -- I know . But I did not think then that I could ever care for anyone again . '' `` You offered it , '' went on Ellen unmovably . `` You promised it over our mother 's Bible . It was more than a promise -- it was an oath . Now you want to break it . '' `` I only asked you to set me free from it , Ellen . '' `` I will not do it . A promise is a promise in my eyes . I will not do it . Break your promise -- be forsworn if you will -- but it shall not be with any assent of mine . '' `` You are very hard on me , Ellen . '' `` Hard on you ! And what of me ? Have you ever given a thought to what my loneliness would be here if you left me ? I could not bear it -- I would go crazy . I CAN NOT live alone . Have n't I been a good sister to you ? Have I ever opposed any wish of yours ?
Have n't I indulged you XXXXX everything ? ''
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