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 in everything ? '' `` Yes -- yes . '' `` Then why do you want to leave me for this man whom you had n't seen a year ago ? '' `` I love him , Ellen . '' `` Love ! You talk like a school miss instead of a middle-aged woman . He does n't love you . He wants a housekeeper and a governess . You do n't love him . You want to be ` Mrs. ' -- you are one of those weak-minded women who think it 's a disgrace to be ranked as an old maid . That 's all there is to it . '' Rosemary quivered . Ellen could not , or would not , understand . There was no use arguing with her . `` So you wo n't release me , Ellen ? '' `` No , I wo n't . And I wo n't talk of it again .
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