'I do not believe you.'
'I have my faults, but lying is not one of them.'
'But slander is. I know you tell lies of us.'
'You are mistaken. Never have I said a word against you.'
'But you have against my mother.'
'I cannot tell exactly what I may have said concerning her, when a certain matter has been discussed, but I may say, and I do sincerely assure you it is true, I have most generally spoken in her defence rather than against her.'
Winefred was silent.
'I am sorry to see you in trouble,' said Jack. 'You have been crying.'
'I am angry at being followed and spied on.'
'You were in tears before I disturbed you.'