But as yet they had never differed on a point that mattered, and the one which was coming mattered infinitely to Morna.
"Hugh," she began, "do you remember being with Rachel yesterday at Hornby, when she was introduced to Sir Baldwin Gibson ?" "Perfectly," said Hugh.
"He is the judge, you know." "Yes, yes." "Did you think they looked as though they had ever seen each other before ?" The vicar revolved where he sat, looking his wife suddenly in the face, while a light broke over his own.
"Now you speak of it," he cried, "they did! It didn't strike me at the time.

I was rather surprised at her being so nervous, but that never occurred to me as the explanation.

Yet now I have no doubt about it.

You don't mean to say he knows something against Mrs.Steel, and has been giving her away ?" "No, dear, the judge has not; but you were not the only one who saw the meeting; and other eyes are more suspicious than yours, Hugh.

Darling, you would not think the worse of Rachel for keeping her past life to herself, would you, especially if it had been a very unhappy one ?" "Of course not; it is no business of ours." "So you told Mrs.Venables the day she came to tell us Mr.Steel was married, and so I told her again this afternoon.