This time, there was no misunderstanding possible, but she still continued to treat it as impersonal.
"No," she said, with a shake of her head, "that would be unnecessarily difficult for the man—he would have to prove too much; and the further removed the proofs are from America, the more they are required."
"But if the man thought nothing of the difficulty?" he asked.
"I should be severe!" she laughed. "I should want to be assured, first, of his good faith."
He bowed.
"And of his family's willingness, if I were to go to England."
"Suppose you did not have to go to England—suppose that he remained here?"
"It is not supposable," she answered.
"But if it were?" he insisted.
"Then, it would be eliminated."