I think you should remember that if he made a mistake it was an honest one. He wouldn’t be human if he didn’t put his foot in it sometimes.

Grace.

You speak as if I were perfection itself.

Archibald.

And then, if he was so determined not to break that particular rule of the estate, it was partly for your sake, wasn’t it? Because he thought it his duty to keep you from any possibility of contact with evil.

Grace.

Did he tell you that?

Archibald.

No. It was not very difficult to guess.

Grace.