'Polly, I want to tell you something. Promise you won't tell Dudley. I wasn't telling the truth just now. I do know this man. I was engaged to him once.'
'What!'
'For goodness' sake don't tell Dudley!'
'But—'
'It's all over now; but I used to be engaged to him.'
'Not when I was in England?'
'No, after that.'
'Then he didn't know you are engaged to Dudley now?'
'N-no. I—I haven't seen him for a long time.'
Lady Wetherby looked remorseful.