“Gilbert, what made you bring that man here?”
“Who? You mean Mr. MacGregor? I wanted to!” he answered, defiantly.
“It was a stupid, meddlesome thing to do!” she cried.
“See here, Claudine—!”
“You don’t realize the trouble it may cause.... Why didn’t you consult me?”
He laughed unpleasantly.
“I don’t think I’ll start that now, after twenty years—”
“You’ve no right to bring any man, where the girls are, without consulting me.... I particularly didn’t want this man.”
“Why?”