But did you not put your brother on his guard ?' 'No,' she returned sadly, 'I made the grievous mistake of keeping Leah's eavesdropping to myself.

I thought Eric had enough to trouble him, without adding to his discomfort.

I would give much now to have done otherwise.
'I stayed up late with him, and did not leave him until he had promised to go to bed.

Giles was still in the study when I went to my room, but he came up shortly afterwards, for I could hear his footsteps distinctly passing my door.

He must have passed Leah in the passage, for I heard him say, "You are up late to-night, Leah," but her answer escaped me.
'I can tell you no more on my own evidence; but Eric's account, which I believe as surely as I am holding your hand now, is this: 'He heard Giles come up to bed, and a sudden impulse prompted him to go down to the study and place his letter on Giles's desk.