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Whose was the fault, the blame? / She has fled and left him free, / Free! but a stain of shame / Rests on the proud old name. / At a bitter cost she has set him free-- / Free! with a blemished fame.
And he with the pride of his race, / With a resolute, calm control, / Locks in his heart the heart's disgrace, / Shows of his shame no subtlest trace, / Hiding the hurt of a stricken soul / 'Neath the calm of a passionless face.