"I'm told that you and he have been something of the same sort to them."
"Oh, they would speak kindly of us, of course!—They're so noble, themselves, they judge——"
"It was another person who told me the particular thing I'm thinking of now."
"Another person? Doctor Paul, I suppose."
"You must guess again, Miss O'Malley."
"I can't think of any one else who would——"
"What about your friend, Mr. O'Farrell?"
"He's not my friend!" I cried. "Oh, I knew he'd somehow contrive a chance to talk to you alone, about me!"
"He certainly did. And what he said impressed me a good deal."
"Most likely it's untrue."