"There seems to be something very odd with you," said Sophie. "I do not quite understand you."
"When did you see your brother last?" Lady Ongar asked.
"My brother?"
"Yes, Count Pateroff. When did you see him last?"
"Why do you want to know?"
"Well, it does not signify, as of course you will not tell me. But will you say when you will see him next?"
"How can I tell?"
"Will it be to-night?"
"Julie, what do you mean?"
"Only this, that I wish you would make him understand that if he has anything to do concerning me, he might as well do it out of hand. For the last hour—"