Then she sank back upon the couch and motioned him to sit by her side.
"I suppose I am an idiot," she acknowledged, "but that man terrifies me." "In what way ?" "He is my husband's associate in business." Josephine said, "and apparently desires to take advantage of that fact.

My husband is not a reliable person where money is concerned.

He seems to have been behaving rather badly." "I am very sorry," Wingate murmured.
She looked at him curiously.
"Has anything happened ?" she asked.

"You seem distressed." Wingate shook his head.

The shock of having met his enemy under such circumstances was beginning to pass.
"Forgive me," he begged.