“I’m afraid I’ve made a very great mistake, Miss Van Heldre,” said Leslie, as they neared the house.
“Don’t say that,” she replied. “It was most unfortunate.”
“But you will soon set that right?” he added, after a pause.
“I don’t know,” said Madelaine quietly. “You will come in?”
“No; not this evening. We had better both have a grand think before anything is said.”
“Yes,” said Madelaine; and they parted at the door—to think.
“Why, John,” said Mrs Van Heldre, turning from the window to gaze in her husband’s face, “did you see that?”
“Yes,” said Van Heldre shortly; “quite plainly.”
“But what does it mean?”
“Human nature.”