"That is all," said Mr. Balfour.
"Mrs. Dillingham," said Mr. Cavendish after holding a long whispered conversation with his client, "you were glad to find your brother at last, were you not?"
"Very glad, sir."
"Why?"
"Because I was sorry for the misery which I had inflicted upon him, and to which I had exposed him."
"You were the victim of remorse, as I understand you?"
"Yes, sir; I suppose so."
"Were you conscious that your condition of mind unfitted you to discriminate? Were you not so anxious to find your brother, in order to quiet your conscience, that you were easily imposed upon."
"No, sir, to both questions."
"Well, madam, such things have happened. Have you been in the habit of receiving Mr. Belcher at your house?"