“Yet it was built for a worker!”
She rested her hands on the window sill, steadying herself, and looking out over the valley. Canterton went on speaking.
“You can guess for whom this was built.”
“I can guess.”
“Man, as man, has shocked you. I offer no bribes. I ask for none. You trust me?”
He could hardly hear her “Yes.”
“I know that chance brought us together to-day. May I make use of it? I am remembering my promise.”
“Perhaps it was more than chance. It was rash of me to want to see Lynette. And I trust you.”
He stood back a little, leaving her by the window.
“Eve, I do not ask for anything. I only say, here is a life for you—a working life. Live it and express yourself. Do things. You can do them. No one will be prouder of your work than I shall be. In creating a woman’s career, you can help other women.”