"Have I offended you?"
"I—don't know."
Matters were running too swiftly for her; she strove to remain cool, collected, but confusion was steadily threatening her, and neither resentment nor indifference appeared as allies.
"Mrs. Paige, can you account for—that night? The moment I touched you——"
She half rose, sank back into her seat, her startled eyes meeting his.
"I—don't know what you mean."
"Yes—you know."
Flushed, voices unsteady, they no longer recognised themselves.
"You have never seen me but once," she said. "You cannot believe——"
"I have not known a moment's peace since I first saw you."