“Said you must stick to your word?”
“Nearly that. Then I told her she herself had said that it was open to either of us to break the business off.”
“What did she say to that?”
“Nothing. She had nothing to say. She asked why I wanted to break it off.”
“And you told her it was because of her conduct, I hope.”
“No. I told her it was because I had come to care for some one else.”
Miss Pinckney said nothing for a moment. Then she looked at him.
“Richard, do you care for Phyl?”
“Yes.”
“Thank God,” said she.