He looked at her keenly, and said significantly:
"So he didn't care then?"
Flushing, she flared up:
"What do you mean, when you say 'He didn't care'?"
"Of course you told him about the letter, and how it was burned up, and all that sort of thing, didn't you?"
"Why, yes," she replied, averting her eyes.
"And he said it didn't make any difference?"
"He—he didn't say anything. We're just going to be married, that's all."
"Did you mention my name, and say that we'd been—rather companionable for the last two months?"
"I told him—you'd been—a very good friend to me."