She knew she could not hide this matter. If they could truly be together, she would admit it. However, he was like a tormentor, cruelly excavating her pitiful and dismal past. What was the point of that?
Even, she wondered, what did Percy Stanton think when he saw all these investigative materials?
How did he feel when he saw her, pregnant, lugging heavy trash to the Trash Can?
What was he feeling when he saw that in the hospital, where every pregnant woman had company, she was alone and waiting?
Did he have sympathy for her, or pity her?
Or, did he despise her because of her past?
For Isabel Smith, in an instant, the distance between Percy Stanton and herself seemed to have grown infinitely distant, so far that she felt she would never be able to stand by his side in this life.
She felt as if she was standing naked in front of Percy Stanton, even though she was clearly dressed.