"I wish," said Miss Keating, "you would be frank with me."
"I should like to be, my dear."
"Then, please—if there's anything you think I should be told—tell me."
"I think you ought to be told that we all are wondering a little at your being seen with Mrs. Tailleur. You are too nice, if I may say so, and she is—well, not the sort of person you should be going about with."
Miss Keating's mouth opened slightly.
"Do you know anything about her?"
"I know less than you do. I'm only going by what Colonel Hankin says."
"Colonel Hankin?"
"Mrs. Hankin, I should say; of course I couldn't speak about Mrs. Tailleur to him."
"Has he ever met her?"