"I don’t believe you," he said suddenly.
"But, Eddie——” she stammered.
"I don’t believe you!" he said again. "You’re lying. This fellow was your lover!"
"Oh, don’t!" she cried.
"Answer me! Tell me the truth!"
"No! I did! I did tell you the truth. There was nothing—like that."
"Swear it! Say, ‘I swear to God I was absolutely faithful to you all the time you were away.’"
His eyes never left her face; but she repeated, firmly:
"I swear to God I was absolutely faithful to you all the time you were away."
He looked puzzled. He sat down heavily in a chair and covered his eyes with his hand.