What do you want me to say to you?
James Ford.
Well, we want to be able to go back to Middlepool and tell them we’ve had it from your own lips that there’s no truth in these reports.
[There is a pause. Etchingham can hardly bear his anxiety. Bennett is trying to hide his agitation. George Winter looks at her with a smile. Catherine and James Ford confront one another, and she looks at him steadily.
Catherine.
That you may do.
[Etchingham cannot prevent a little gasp of relief, but George Winter makes no sign.
Swalecliffe.
You have no intention of divorcing your husband?