She was conscious of the fact, and blushed furiously when Brett received her request with a friendly nod of comprehension.
"I do not know what to say for the best," she went on desperately.

"I am so sorry for Margaret, and it seems to me to be a terrible thing that my proposed marriage with her cousin should be the innocent cause of all this trouble." "Is it the cause ?" he asked.
"What else can it be?
Certainly not Mr.Capella's foolish actions.

If Davie and I were married, and far away from this neighbourhood, we would probably never see him again.

I assure you I attach no serious significance to his mad fancy for me.

The real reason for the present bother is Davie's desire to reopen the story of the murder.