“Andtomakesurethatitwastobethelasttime，youofferedyourselftoher。”
“Icouldn’thelpdoingthat。”
“Idon’tsayyoucould。Idon’tjudgethefactsatall。Ileavethemaltogethertoyou；andyoushallsaywhatamaninmypositionoughttosaytosuchamanasyouhaveshownyourself。”
“No，Iwillsay。”Thedoorintotheadjoiningroomwasflungopen，andAgathaflashedinfromit。
Herfatherlookedcoldlyatherimpassionedface。“Haveyoubeenlistening？”heasked。