'Of things that, thank God, you never dream of. He forged that letter,
I suppose? Or did he frighten you into writing it?'
'Ah.'
'But why did you ever go?'
'He pulled me up on the horse and took me.'
'The man's a savage.'
Hazel checked a hasty denial that was on her lips.
'What a pity you happened to meet him!' Edward said.
'Ah!'
'But why didn't you want to come at once when I came to fetch you? Were you so afraid of him as that?'
'Ah!'