“No.”
“Do you think your sister might know what it was?”
“I am positive that she does know.”
“And her being thus informed would account for her standing between you and Orizaba in your quarrels, would it not?”
“Naturally.”
“So, in reality, she was not protecting Orizaba on such occasions, but merely standing for her mother.”
“Yes. I see that now, but I assure you it never impressed me in that way before.”
“You heard of the man first about five years ago. How long has he been considered a quasi member of your family?”
“Certainly for three years; in reality I have no doubt that my mother has supplied him with funds for a much longer time.”
“You have not mentioned that fact before. Why, in your opinion, should she do that?”