“Mr。GeoffreyDelamayn。“
“WhenMr。ArnoldBrinkworthcameinhisplaceandsaidwhatwasnecessarytosatisfythescruplesofthelandlady，youunderstoodthathewasactinginyourinterests，frommotivesofkindnessonly，andundertheinstructionsofMr。GeoffreyDelamayn？“
“Iunderstoodthat；andIobjectedasstronglyasIcouldtoMr。
Brinkworthplacinghimselfinafalsepositiononmyaccount。“
“DidyourobjectionproceedfromanyknowledgeoftheScottishlawofmarriage，andofthepositioninwhichthepeculiaritiesofthatlawmightplaceMr。Brinkworth？“