After what you said the other day about Mr.Crozier I've had bad nights, and I get nervous thinking." Kitty suddenly got up, put her arm round her mother and kissed her.
"You needn't be afraid of me, mother.

If there'd been any real danger, I wouldn't have told you.

Mr.Crozier's away, and when he comes back he'll find his wife here, and there's the end of everything.

If there'd been danger, it would have been settled the night before he went away.

I kissed him that night as he was sleeping out there under the trees." Mrs.Tynan sat down weakly and fanned herself with her apron.