"It was a woman," he nodded.
"Of course it was! For some time before you went away I noticed a change in you."
Again there was the sharp look.
"Ah, you did, did you?"
"Yes, you were not as jolly and lively as you had been before," Floriot continued gently. "And you used to be away for days at a time; so I knew it must be a woman. You loved her?"
A long steady gaze answered him.
"And she was false to you?"
"She did not even know I loved her!" was the low response.
"Didn't you tell her?" asked Floriot, surprised.
"No!"