“I said it was matter of notoriety.”
“Confound your gossip! There’s not a word of truth in it.”
“I didn’t say there was. I said it was a matter of notoriety. So it was.”
“And did they believe it?”
“Did who believe it?” asked Vane, smiling slightly.
“Oh, Miss Pocklington, and—and the other girl.”
“Yes, Miss Pocklington and the other girl, I think, believed it.”
“What did they say?”
“The other girl said it served you right.”