“What do you mean by that, Loretta; that he lost patience with her when other people were present—Miss Tuttle, for instance?”
“Yes, sir. He used to change very much when—when—when Miss Tuttle came into the room.”
“Change toward his wife?”
“Yes, sir.”
“How?”
“He grew more distant, much more distant; got up quite fretfully from his seat, if he were sitting beside her, and took up some book or paper.”
“And Miss Tuttle?”
“She never seemed to notice but—”
“But—?”
“She did not come in very often after this had happened once or twice; I mean into the room upstairs where they used to sit.”