She hesitated at first, then nodded slowly. Karen swallowed heavily and then said in a small voice, "I got lonely and fancied meself in love with the clockmaker. We were goin' to elope and we... sinned together. But he left me before we made it to the church, both the babes and I were stranded in Gretna Green for a day or two... Me brother hates me now because me husband wasn't in the ground for a year, he said I was bad for thinkin' I loved another. But I didn't love Frederick, I learned I was just so vera lonely. I feel so vera badly fer... sinnin' with him when I miss Harold so dearly."