Mrs.Ballantyne comes back from her trial in Bombay to make her home again at Little Beeding.

Hazlewood champions her--not for her sake, but for the sake of his theories.

It pleases his vanity.

Now he can prove that he is not as others are." Mr.Hazlewood did not relish this merciless analysis of his character.

He twisted in his chair, he uttered a murmur of protest.