As he took a seat in the little parlor, he said:
"Your husband passed me on the stairs and didn't know me."
"The passage is so dark!" she explained apologetically.
He looked at her for a moment without speaking, and for a moment there was an awkward pause. Then he said:
"When does Howard leave you?"
Annie started in surprise.
"How do you know that?" she exclaimed.
"We lawyers know everything," he smiled. Gravely he went on: "His father's attorneys have asked me for all the evidence I have. They want to use it against you. The idea is that he shall go abroad with his father, and that proceedings will be begun during his absence."
"Howard knows nothing about it," said Annie confidently.
"Are you sure?" demanded the lawyer skeptically.