She knew now that her surrender of last night had been the ultimate deliverance. She was not afraid any more to meet Rodney; for she had been made pure from desire; she was safeguarded forever.
He had been gone about an hour when she heard him at the gate again and in the room below.
She went down to him. He came forward to meet her as she entered; he closed the door behind them; but her eyes held them apart.
"Did you not get my wire?" she said.
"Yes. I got it."
"Then why ..."
"Why did I come? Because I knew what was happening. I wasn't going to leave you here for Powell to terrify you out of your life."
"Surely—you thought they'd gone?"
"I knew they hadn't or you wouldn't have wired."
"But I would. I'd have wired in any case."