"And you have met?"
"Yes."
"Often?"
"Yes, very often. He has confided in me."
"One moment! are you his affianced wife?"
"On my honor, I am not; but knowing his real story I sympathize with him most heartily."
"He has revealed to you more than his mother ever revealed to your aunt?"
"Yes."
"Tell me what he revealed to you."
"I cannot."