"You thought," he said mercilessly, "that, however I might treat others, I could never resist you."
"I hoped—to persuade you," she said again.
"By—tempting—me?" he said slowly.
She gave a great start. "Mr. Field—"
He put out a quiet hand, and laid it upon her bare arm.
"Wait a moment, please! As I said before, I am not above temptation—being human. You take a very personal interest in Burleigh Wentworth, I think?"
She met his look with quivering eyelids.
"Yes," she said.
"Are you engaged to him?" he pursued.
She winced in spite of herself.