"If he comes to the theatre?"
"He will see the girl he believes to be Charity, dancing."
"But is this Mavis Durham really so like my girl?"
"They might be sisters--they might be twins. It would take you all your time to find the difference between them, Mrs. Pelham Odin."
"Oh, that is impossible," she retorted sharply.
"No. When you see Mavis----"
"I am not going to see Mavis."
Gerald rose--he had thrown himself down when she so persistently refused. "In that case I must apologize for taking up your time, and see in what other way I can save this innocent girl."
"You are sure that she is innocent?"
"As sure as I am that you are a kind woman."