"Not in his—in hers," she answered passionately.
"How can that be?"
"Because she's the one who realizes the truth."
"But she's the one who went away."
"Because of that. It's a miserable story, Peter."
"You knew her intimately?"
"A great many years."
"I think Covington said he had known you a long time."
"Yes."
"Then, knowing her and knowing him, was n't there anything you could do?"