He has no love for me, that's sure, long ago." "Indeed ?" She kept her eyes fixed on her plate.

If a slight flush tinged her cheek it scarce was visible.

"Is that all ?" she asked at length.
"Madam, you yourself could best answer your own question." He looked at her keenly, not showing his case; not telling her that Dunwody had shown him her hasty note.

Not the flicker of an eyelash betrayed her own thought.

Surely, she had courage.
Surely, she meant trouble.
"How delightful!" she resumed at length calmly.