"It takes two to make a marriage," said Carrissima.
"You can't seriously imagine that Miss Rosser would refuse him!" cried
Sybil.
"It isn't a question of imagination," retorted Carrissima, walking restlessly about the room. "There are the stubborn facts. I have just come from Golfney Place!"
"Surely she didn't tell you——"
"There was no need for words," said Carrissima. "I can't disbelieve the evidence of my own eyes, however incredible it may appear."
"Carrissima!" exclaimed Sybil, "you are making me so painfully curious.
Do, please, tell me what you saw."
"I saw Mark holding Bridget in his arms!"
"My dear Carrissima!"
"I saw him kissing her—oh, how disgusting it is!" said Carrissima, with a shudder.
"How shockingly embarrassed you must all have felt," suggested Sybil.