Apparently my identity is already known." "Otherwise you would not be among those present," she admitted frankly.
"You must surely realize that I needed, at least, to have some information relative to a man in whom I expected to confide.

Telling secrets--especially family secrets--to strangers is not my specialty." "Then, I judge you have not accepted me blindly ?" "No, I have not," earnestly, and now releasing her hand.

"I do not think we ever really know any one except through personal intercourse; but I do know who you are, and something of what your life thus far has been.

It was two days after I received your answer before I replied to it.

This time was devoted exclusively to making me somewhat better acquainted with my correspondent." "But how could you?
I signed no name." She smiled, again quite at her ease.
"The box number at the Club was amply sufficient.