'Anyone else,' she murmured, 'might be tempted to think that you didn't really care to have her caught.'
'You may be tempted to think exactly what you like,' answered Sibyl, with fine scorn.
The other scrutinised her, with an eye of anxious uncertainty.
'Have you thought, again, of taking any steps in the other matter?'
'Have you anything to show?'
'No. But it can be obtained. A charge of slander could be brought against her at any moment. If you prefer libel, it is merely taking a little trouble.'
Sibyl reflected.
'There is no hurry. I will pay you, as I said, for any trustworthy evidence—of any kind. You bring me none.—Does she come to see you?'
'Occasionally.'
'And—have you succeeded in making her pay?' asked Sibyl, with a curl of the lips.