She knew the class of men her stepfather and Travers were, even better than Forrester knew, and she was about to renew her pleading when the door opened and Faith came in.
There was a little silence, then Peg laughed.
"You've got back, then," she said.
Faith did not answer, and Peg shrugged her shoulders and walked past her out of the room.
Faith shut the door and looked at her husband.
"I suppose she told you," she said breathlessly.
The Beggar Man raised his brows.
"Told me? What has she told me?"
"That I have asked her to go."
"Asked her to go?" He echoed her words with blank incredulity.