"No, I did not want the truth!—No, sir! go away—I will not! Not another one until we say good night. Is it a bargain?"
"I suppose so—yes, it is a bargain," he replied.
"Very well, sir—now, because you are so good, I shall tell you a secret."
"A sugar plum for the child!" he laughed.
"A man always wants a sugar plum for being good," she reflected.
"And the secret?" he said.
"It has to do with Sir Edward Parkington," she answered.—"We walked down to the water, after supper, and he was—very devoted," (with a sidelong glance at Maynadier).
"I should hope so," he remarked.
"He took my hand——"
"Huh!" said Maynadier.