"I'm sure I don't know.

I'm not so inquisitive as you are.

You had better ask Violet." "Ask me what ?" said Violet, detaching her attention from Major Hunt-Goring for a moment.
"Nothing," said Max.

"I was only wondering how many glasses of rhubarb wine you had at 'The Ship.'" Carelessly he rallied her on the subject, carelessly let it pass.

And Olga was left with a newly-awakened doubt at her heart.