In the eyes raised to his face there was such blank innocence of expression that, in spite of his doubts, he felt ashamed of himself and his words.
"You heard such a thing of me!" she said. "Why, who could have told you?"
"That matters little; I heard it. Is it true?"
"You puzzle me," she said, with the same startled expression. "Why should I do such a thing—why pass myself off as married? I do not understand—you puzzle me, Earle."
"Is it true, or not?" he repeated.
"No," she replied.
"You swear that, likewise, before Heaven?"
"Certainly," she said, promptly. "I do not understand."
Then he blamed himself for being hard upon her.
"We will not discuss it any more," he said, "I have other things to say to you."