IatoncerelatedthecircumstancesunderwhichIhadmetthewomaninwhite，exactlyastheyhadoccurred；andIrepeatedwhatshehadsaidtomeaboutMrsFairlieandLimmeridgeHouse，wordforword。
MissHalcombe’sbrightresoluteeyeslookedeagerlyintomine，fromthebeginningofthenarrativetotheend。Herfaceexpressedvividinterestandastonishment，butnothingmore。ShewasevidentlyasfarfromknowingofanycluetothemysteryasIwasmyself。
`Areyouquitesureofthosewordsreferringtomymother？’sheasked。
`Quitesure，’Ireplied。`Whoevershemaybe，thewomanwasonceatschoolinthevillageofLimmeridge，wastreatedwithespecialkindnessbyMrsFairlie，and，ingratefulremembranceofthatkindness，feelsanaffectionateinterestinallsurvivingmembersofthefamily。SheknewthatMrsFairlieandherhusbandwerebothdead；andshespokeofMissFairlieasiftheyhadknowneachotherwhentheywerechildren。’
`Yousaid，Ithink，thatshedeniedbelongingtothisplace？’