She hesitated so long that I was compelled to say:
"Wonder, what?"
"Perhaps I had better not go on."
"Please do."
"I only will on condition that you authorize me."
"I authorize you to say anything you choose."
"Well, then, since you don't trust him, I wonder how you could expose any woman to—to his influence."
"Oh, but I don't. The—the events all took place while I was away, and I've no control over them."
"No control, perhaps; but there are other things in life besides control."
"I know that; but what things, for instance, do you mean?"