"She talked to me for some time.

At the beginning, I thought it strange!" "It's pretty obvious that you don't like her," Cartwright remarked.
"Ellen Seaton is not my sort, but I understand she was a friend of yours." "She was my friend," said Cartwright carelessly.

"It's long since, and I rather doubt if she is my friend now." "Then why did she buy her shares in the line ?" "Ellen did not buy the shares.

Seaton bought them when shipping was good." Mrs.Cartwright looked relieved and Cartwright resumed: "All the same, I don't see her object for telling you she was a shareholder." "She wanted to sell her shares to me; I knew she had some plan when she crossed the floor.

I was talking to Janet, but Ellen got Janet away and persuaded a young man on the other side to move.