\"Itwouldbesuretobesomethingunreasonableandwicked,\"saidLadyAnstruthers。\"Itwould,Betty。\"
\"Iwonderwhatitwouldbe?\"Bettysaidmusingly。
\"Hehastoldliesforyearstokeepyouallfromme。Ifhecamenow,hewouldknowthathehadbeenfoundout。
HewouldsaythatIhadtoldyouthings。Hewouldbefuriousbecauseyouhaveseenwhatthereistosee。Hewouldknowthatyoucouldnothelpbutrealisethatthemoneyhemademeaskforhadnotbeenspentontheestate。He,——
Betty,hewouldtrytoforceyoutogoaway。\"