was she to look for trust in the world? If he was not frank with her, what then meant his early coming; his seeking her in the grove; his proposal of marriage, which seemed so sudden and so inopportune? He must have seen Leonard, and by some means have become acquainted with her secret of shame � His motive?
Here her mind halted. She knew as well as if it had been trumpeted from the skies that Harold knew all. But she must be certain � Certain!
She was standing erect, her hands held down by her sides and clenched together till the knuckles were white; all her body strung high — like an over-pitched violin. Now she raised her right hand and flung it downward with a passionate jerk.
‘Answer me!’ she cried imperiously. ‘Answer me!