"It is too late."
"Do not say so, Yeoland. What could I be to her—such a man——?"
"Spare me and yourself all that. And answer this one question—on your oath. Did she tell you of the letter she wrote to me?"
"She did not."
"Or of my letter?"
"Not a word."
"One question more. What did she say when you told her you were going?"
"She deemed it unnecessary at the time."
"She asked you to stop?"
Stapledon did not answer immediately; then his manner changed and his voice grew hard. He stood still, and turned on his companion and towered above him. Their positions were suddenly reversed.