“I have heard him say that he is.”

“You are frequently in his company?”

“As often as my business with him requires it.”

“Is it not a fact that this Stephen Lamar is your accepted lover?”

She shot at him a look blazing with indignation.

“You have no right,” she said, “to ask me that question, and I shall not answer it.”

Westgate paid no heed to her refusal. With forefinger pointed at her to emphasize his demand, he went on:

“Two weeks ago you made an afternoon call at this house?”

“I had that pleasure.”