Brooks made no reply. The girl suddenly bent her head towards him.
"Are you a judge of character?" she asked.
He shook his head.
"Scarcely. I have not had enough experience. It is a fascinating study."
"Very. Now I want to ask you something. What do you think of Lord
Arranmore?"
Her tone betokened unusual seriousness. His light answer died away on his lips.
"It is very hard for me to answer that question," he said. "Lord
Arranmore has been most unnecessarily kind to me."
"His character?"
"I do not pretend to be able to understand it. I think that he is often wilfully misleading. He does not wish to be understood. He delights in paradoxy and moral gymnastics."
"He may blind your judgment. How do you personally feel towards him?"