"I am on my defence, it seems," she said, suddenly weary of their fruitless talk.
"You have made me your judge," he bitterly retorted. "Why else do you tell me these things?"
"I wanted you to understand."
"I shall never understand."
Lady Mary looked at Peter, and saw the face of an enemy.
"We will put an end to this," she said. "It is useless."
She moved to dismiss him. Peter saw her passing to another.
He took her by the arm, harshly.
"You cannot so easily be rid of me."