I don't make mistakes about such things.

Do you remember the letter in which I told you about that affair of Theresa Weightman ?" A stare--an astonished admission.

Precisely! "Well, she's in great trouble.

Her husband threatens absurdities.

She has always confided in me--she trusts me, and I can't have that letter wandering about the world." "I certainly sent it back!" "No--you never sent it back.