"And then?"
"Well, then she began to complain because I didn't go round to see her as much as before."
"In other words, you began to neglect her."
"Yes, sir, some—but not entirely—no, sir."
"Well, when you found you were so infatuated with this Miss X, what did you do? Did you go and tell Miss Alden that you were no longer in love with her but in love with some one else?"
"No, I didn't. Not then."
"Why not then? Did you think it fair and honorable to be telling two girls at once that you cared for them?"
"No, sir, but it wasn't quite like that either. You see at that time I was just getting acquainted with Miss X, and I wasn't telling her anything. She wouldn't let me. But I knew then, just the same, that I couldn't care for Miss Alden any more."
"But what about the claim Miss Alden had on you? Didn't you feel that that was enough or should be, to prevent you from running after another girl?"
"Yes, sir."