Her own entire sincerity had enabled her to detect the insincerity of her ally.

She had purposely made mention of the weak spot which she had discovered, in order that her observation might be corroborated.

And this Maggie had failed to do.
With the slightest encouragement, Catrina would have told her companion all that had passed.

The sympathy between women is so strong that there is usually only one man who is safe from discussion.

In Catrina's case that one man was not Claude de Chauxville.