It was her shadow and Clear's which Denzil saw on the blind.

As soon as they heard his ring they both went out the back way, and in climbing hurriedly over the fence Mrs.
Clear tore her veil.

It was a portion of this which Denzil found.
"On that night, Clear, after leaving his wife, entered the square by the front, and so met with Denzil, much to the latter's surprise.

I was very angry when Clear showed Denzil over the house; but he said that the young man was very suspicious, and he only showed him the house to prove that there was no one in it, and that he must have been mistaken about the shadows on the blind.

Notwithstanding this explanation, I did not approve of Clear's act, nor, indeed, of his acquaintance with Denzil.
"For some months matters went on in this way.