"Barbara dear," said Fanny when they were alone together, "what on earth has happened?"
"Oh, nothing. We just had a bit of a tiff, that's all."
"About Ralph? He told me it was Ralph."
"You might say it was Ralph. He came into it."
"Into what?"
"Oh, the general situation."
"Nonsense. Horatio was making love to you. I could see by his face….
You needn't mind telling me straight out I've seen it coming."
"Since when?"
"I don't know. It must have begun long before I saw it."
"How long do you think?"