He evaded the answer!
“Yes or no, please. Have you, or have you not, those same identical bonds?”
“Yes; I have. But——”
“And to whom do those bonds belong, by rights?” She was still pale, but resolute.
“To me, certainly.”
“To you, Mr. Colwell?” She smiled. And in her smile were a thousand feelings; but not mirth.
“Yes, Mrs. Hunt, to me.”
“And do you propose to keep them?”
“I certainly do.”
“Not even if I pay 96½ will you give them to me?”