"I think that you and I are better apart."
"As you please. But I have not had my say—yet."
"Oh, you are unbearable!"
"One is not thanked for telling the truth. I came here to warn you that the whole business is discovered."
She swung round and faced him, holding up an impatient and restive head.
"Do all men talk behind each other's backs? What are you hinting at?"
Jasper looked at her stubbornly.
"How much do you know, Nance? By George, you look innocent enough!"
"What do you mean?"
"The Chevalier de Rothan is a French spy."