She must have been strongly attracted by Kit since she had done a thing like that.

Besides, she had obviously sympathized with, and perhaps helped, his plans.

This was treachery, because it was a tradition of the Osborns that they stood together.
By and by he heard voices in the hall and braced himself.

He must go down to receive his guests and was glad that they had come, since he did not want to tell his wife about the matter yet; in fact, he did not think he would talk to Grace.

The thing was humiliating, and there was a possibility that Hayes had been mistaken.