"Miss Maylands, you have played with me a long time," answered Vanbrugh softly.
"I?"
"Yes."
"Have I? I—I did not mean to," she added thoughtfully.
"Perhaps we have both played in earnest," suggested Vanbrugh.
"But you play with so many people—"
"With whom, for instance?" asked Vanbrugh.
"With Marion, for instance," said Dolly.
"With Mrs. Darche?" Vanbrugh's voice expressed genuine astonishment. "What an extraordinary idea! As though Brett were not my best friend!"
"What of that?"