“When?”
“He spoke—in an unguarded moment—a few words; that was all.”
“And recalled them instantly, I imagine?”
“He did; ah, yes, he did!” she said.
“Did he know that you were engaged to Mr. Bradstone; did you tell him?”
“I did.”
“So that,” said Mr. Edgar, with one eye on the jury, “he knew there would be no hope of winning you, even if he were free?”
“No,” she answered, faintly.
“And you still continued friends?”
“Yes.”