It had raised in her mind, not a doubt, but an undefined, undefinable anxiety.

He saw the glance, and said: "I was writing to one who has been as a sister to me.
She was my mother's sister though she is almost as young as I.Her name is Faith.

There is nothing there of what concerns thee and me, though it would make no difference if she knew." Suddenly a thought seemed to strike him.

"The secret is of thee and me.

There is safety.