“Ah, my dear Gordon!” Bernard murmured.
But still Gordon continued.
“So intelligent, so reasonable, so sensible.”
“Have you discovered all that in two minutes’ talk?”
“Yes, in two minutes’ talk. I should n’t hesitate about her now!”
“It ‘s better you should n’t say that,” said Bernard.
“Why should n’t I say it? It seems to me it ‘s my duty to say it.”
“No—your duty lies elsewhere,” said Bernard. “There are two reasons. One is that you have married another woman.”
“What difference does that make?” cried Gordon.
Bernard made no attempt to answer this inquiry; he simply went on—