"I will. It probably would have come up some time and perhaps it's best that it has come up now. Listen, dear!"
"Yes?"
"Don't you think it would be best to start afresh without there being even a chance for a misunderstanding between us—start on a basis of absolute truth?"
"Certainly! Aren't we starting that way?"
Stafford shook his head as he replied gravely:
"No, dear."
Startled, she recoiled and looked at him in dismay.
"Robert!" she exclaimed.
"There's nothing to be alarmed about," he went on soothingly. "Everything is all right."
"Tell me," she insisted firmly.