“I made a lasting impression.”
“So have I—for four months. But that didn't console me in the least. I hated the man. Will you stop smiling in that inscrutable way and tell me what you mean?”
Mrs. Mallowe told.
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“And—you—mean—to—say that it is absolutely Platonic on both sides?”
“Absolutely, or I should never have taken it up.”
“And his last promotion was due to you?”
Mrs. Mallowe nodded.
“And you warned him against the Topsham girl?”
Another nod.