'Tis somewhat different with a woman." "You do not understand," said Will Law.

"The separation means somewhat for me." "Surely you do not mean--you have no reference to Mary Connynge ?" cried Sir Arthur.
Will bowed his head abjectly and left the other to guess that which sat upon his mind.

Sir Arthur drew a long breath and stopped his angry pacing up and down.
"It ran on for weeks," said Will Law.

"We were to have been married.

I had no thought of this.