"You are quite sure of this?"
"Absolutely."
"Then why did Tiel give up trying to persuade me so readily? Why didn't he try to use more authority?"
"I wonder," she said in a musing tone, and yet I could see from her eye that she had an idea.
"You know!" I exclaimed. "Tell me what is in your mind!"
Already I guessed, but I dared not put it into words.
"It is difficult to guess Tiel's motives—exactly," she said rather slowly.
I felt I had to say it outright.
"Are you his motive?" I demanded.
She looked at me quickly, but quite candidly.