"Well?"
"Well, since that night we haven't seen each other for more than five years. Ask him if it isn't true. Ask Mrs. Hannay—"
"Lady Cayley, I do not doubt your word—nor my husband's honour. I can't think why you're giving yourself all this trouble."
"Why, because they're saying now—"
Mrs. Majendie rose. "Excuse me, if you've only come to tell me what people are saying, it is useless. I never listen to what people say."
"It isn't likely they'd say it to you."
"Then why should you say it to me?"
"Because it concerns my reputation."
"Forgive me, but—your reputation does not concern me."
"And how about your husband's reputation, Mrs. Majendie?"