He turned on me when I said that, and used such violent language that I was quite frightened of him.

But I make allowances, of course." "Why ?" the lawyer asked, looking at her.
"I think Charlie is very fond of Sisily," murmured Mrs.Pendleton with womanly intuition.
"Do you mean that they love each other ?" said the lawyer, regarding her attentively.
"I cannot say about Sisily.

And I never guessed it of Charlie until this morning.

I'm sure poor Robert had no idea of it.

He would never have agreed--after what he told us on the day of the funeral, I mean." Mr.Brimsdown gave a tacit unspoken assent to that.