“Then how can you tell?”
“Because, up to the time we went, and through the performance, he was very affable to me. Afterwards he took no more notice of me, and never has done.”
“Don’t you hate him?”
“Why should I? I had no secret. His conduct was permissible; and I had rather be left alone.”
“And what secret can I have that he should be agreeable to me?”
“I cannot tell. Perhaps, like me, you have none. But if you have, rest assured you will not leave this house till it has been discovered.”
“Have you ever had anyone staying here before in the same way that I am?”
“Not in my time. People with secrets worth knowing are few and far between.”
“Then what can make the Master think such an insignificant person as I could hold a secret?”
“I cannot tell. I only said it might be so; there is no other reason why he should tolerate your company?”