_Did_ it surprise you to see that portrait smashed ?" "Very much.

What do you hint at ?" "I had a letter this morning from Rosamund, saying she couldn't marry me, and that all must be over between us.

Does _that_ surprise you ?" "Yes, it does.

Such a possibility had never entered my mind." Franks checked his step, just where the wind roared at an unprotected corner.
"I've no choice but to believe you," he said, irritably.

"And no doubt I'm making a fool of myself.