Not face to face," he replied curtly.

"I contrived to avoid him in the park, and kept well within the shadows, when I saw him spying through the window.
"Curse him!" he added with savage fury, "curse him, for a meddlesome, spying cur!" "The whole thing is becoming vastly dangerous," she sighed.
"Yet it must last for another few weeks at least...." "I know ...

and Lambert is a desperate enemy: he dogs Sue's footsteps, he will come upon you one day when you are alone, or with her ...

he will provoke a quarrel...." "I know--I know ..." he retorted impatiently, "'tis no use recapitulating the many evil contingencies that might occur....

I know that Lambert is dangerous ...