I can keep it as safe as any purser now," she said, obstinately shaking her head.
He laughed and walked away.
"You have not told him, then ?" demanded Clara.
"No.

And I never will.

I will not hurt the boy by letting him know that his mother has supported him, and remember, Clara, that he can only hear it through you.

Nobody knows that I am 'Quigg' but you." Miss Vance lifted her eyebrows.

"Nothing can need a lie," she quoted calmly.