"Certainly.

What can I do?
Charnock hustled me into it; he has a way of getting somebody else to do the things he shirks.

But I gave him my word." "And that's binding!" remarked Muriel, who was half amused by his indignation.

She thought Charnock deserved it, but Festing could be trusted.
"I wish I could ask your advice," he resumed.

"You could tell me what to say; but as I don't know if Charnock would approve, it mightn't be the proper thing." Muriel was keenly curious to learn the truth about her friend's love affair, but she resisted the temptation.