He started. “You made no sign.”
“Why should I? I suspected it was you. When you came again to-night I knew I should have to speak to you––at least, to ask you not to come again.”
“But you will be in and out of town sometimes, won’t you, Nan?”
“If I am, it will not be to talk with you.”
The words were spoken deliberately. De Spain was silent for a moment. “Not even to speak to me?” he asked.
“You must know the position I am in,” she answered. “And what a position you place me in if I am seen to speak to you. This is my home. You are the enemy of my people.”
“Not because I want to be.”
“And you can’t expect them not to resent any acquaintance on my part with you.”
He paused before continuing. “Do you count Gale Morgan as one of your people?” he asked evenly.