He raised his eyes and looked at her steadily.
"Mr. Reay was very frank and open in telling us all about himself, wasn't he, Mary?"
"Oh yes!" and she laughed—"But I think he is one of those men who couldn't possibly be anything else but frank and open."
"Oh, you do?"
"Yes."
"Don't you sometimes wonder,"—went on Helmsley slowly, keeping his gaze fixed on the fire—"why I haven't told you all about myself?"
She met his eyes with a candid smile.
"No—I haven't thought about it!" she said.
"Why haven't you thought about it?" he persisted.
She laughed outright.