27/40 I spoke to her, seeing she was alone and seemed to know nobody; I had no suspicion of who she was until she told me." "Mrs.Hind-Willet is a busybody!" said Lily, furious. "Let her fill her own drawing-room with freaks if it pleases her, but she has no right to send them abroad among self-respecting people who are too unsuspicious to protect themselves!" Stephanie said: "Until one has seen and spoken with Valerie West one can scarcely understand how a man like your brother could care so much for her--" "How do you know Louis cares for her ?" "He told me." Lily looked into the frank, gray eyes in horror unutterable. The last feeble hope that her brother might come to his senses and marry this girl was ended forever. "How could he tell--tell _you_--" "Because he and I are old and close friends, Lily.... |