Would you mind coming over and speaking to Mrs.Douglas for one instant ?" I followed him with a dour face.

Very clearly I could see in my mind's eye that shattered figure on the floor.

Here within a few hours of the tragedy were his wife and his nearest friend laughing together behind a bush in the garden which had been his.

I greeted the lady with reserve.
I had grieved with her grief in the dining-room.

Now I met her appealing gaze with an unresponsive eye.
"I fear that you think me callous and hard-hearted." said she.
I shrugged my shoulders.