I saw he believed his story.

I was asking him whether you had planned his coming with it to Mrs.McLean's house at that dramatic moment." "You actually thought me capable of that!" "It makes me horrid to myself," she replied wofully, "but if I thought you had done that I could more readily believe the rest." "Very well, Grizel," he said, "go on thinking the worst of me; I would not deprive you of that pleasure if I could." "Oh, cruel, cruel!" she could have replied; "you know it is no pleasure; you know it is a great pain." But she did not speak.
"I have already told you that the boy's story is true," he said, "and now you ask me why I did not shout it from the housetops myself.
Perhaps it was for your sake, Grizel; perhaps it was to save you the distress of knowing that in a momentary impulse I could so far forget myself as to act the part of a man." She pressed her hands more tightly.

"I may be wronging you," she answered; "I should love to think so; but--you have something you want to say to Corp before I see him." "Not at all," Tommy said; "if you still want to see Corp, let us go together." She hesitated, but she knew how clever he was.

"I prefer to go alone," she replied.

"Forgive me if I ask you to turn back." "Don't go," he entreated her.