“I wanted—to make amends for the sin committed against Douglas in my father’s house.”
A murmur of disappointment and unbelief went through the court.
“And for that reason you roamed about in the strange garden?”
“I had a longing to meet somebody, of whom I might have asked pardon.”
“And for that you chose the night?”
“I could not sleep.”
“And you were driven there by your restlessness?”
“Yes.”
“Did you meet anybody in the garden?”
“No.”