Margaret smiled rather cruelly at her own superior knowledge of the world--yes, he had told the girl about that 'secret' charity in order to make a good impression on her! Perhaps that was his favourite method of interesting women; if it was, he had not invented it.

Margaret thought she could have told Miss More something which would have thrown another light on Mr.Van Torp's character.
Her reflections had led her back to the painful scene at the theatre, and she remembered the account of it the next day, and the fact that the girl's name had been Ida.

To change the subject she asked her neighbour an idle question.
'What is the little girl's full name ?' she inquired.
'Ida Moon,' answered Miss More.
'Moon ?' Margaret turned her head sharply.

'May I ask if she is any relation of the California Senator who died last year ?' 'She is his daughter,' said Miss More quietly.
Margaret laid one hand on the arm of her chair and leaned forward a little, so as to see the child better.
'Really!' she exclaimed, rather deliberately, as if she had chosen that particular word out of a number that suggested themselves.
'Really!' she repeated, still more slowly, and then leaned back again and looked at the grey waves.
She remembered the notice of Miss Bamberger's death.

It had described the deceased as the only child of Hannah Moon by her former marriage with Isidore Bamberger.