He remembered, too, the coincidence of his recent visits to the villa having prevented him in each case from acceding to some request of Violet's.
"I am glad you've mentioned this, child," he said frankly.

"Now I come to think of it, my wife certainly did know that I came up to the villa very late one night, and she seemed upset about it.

Of course, she hasn't the faintest idea about your brother." "Well," Felicia declared, with a sigh of relief, "I felt that I had to tell you.

It sounded horribly conceited, in a way, but then she wouldn't know that you came to see Sidney, or that I was engaged to David.
Misunderstandings do come about so easily, you know, sometimes." "This one shall be put right, at any rate," he promised her.

"Now, if you will take my advice, you will go home and lie down until the evening.