It was, however, evident that silence would be too suggestive just then.
"I didn't make a promise, after all," she said.

"Are you afraid that I gave your people a wrong impression about you ?" "No," replied Weston quietly, looking her in the eyes.

"I know you would say nothing that was not kind of me.

Still, the only thing that would affect my people would be the fact that I haven't succeeded at anything yet." He smiled rather grimly.

"I'm not sure it wouldn't please them, in a way.