“You know I’m glad to see you.”
“Well,” she said, sitting down with a hint of defiance in her air, “that’s the most important thing; though the confession had to be extorted from you. It looked as if you wanted to get rid of me.”
“I felt I ought to.”
Muriel looked at him with amusement.
“Duty against inclination! It’s a pity the former was beaten. But aren’t you falling into our way of thinking rather fast?”
“That isn’t strange. I’ve had English ideas impressed on me pretty forcibly during the last few months. But you made a statement that surprised me. Does Colston trust me?”
“He wants to.”
“That implies a doubt. And your sister; is she on my side?”
“She’s reserving her opinion.”
“You can’t say that the Jernynghams are convinced of my innocence.”