"Whether I were fond of children. Do you honestly mean it? Was that what you weren't sure of?"
"Well, of course, in a way I knew—but I couldn't tell, you know, till I'd seen you with one."
"Well, and so you can tell now?"
"Yes. I can tell now."
"And if I am fond of children, what difference does that make?"
"It makes all the difference. You see, I've got two little girls——"
"Two little girls." She repeated it after him smiling, as if she played with the vision of them.
"You see—they've no mother. My wife——"
"I know," she said softly.
"How did you know?"