It was plain that Michael had been astonished to the point of stupefaction on seeing her.

He could not have known then that his friend wished to marry her--Sabine--only that his friend wished to marry the lady they were going to see.

But he knew it afterwards, he knew it at dinner--and yet he said never a word.

What could it mean?
What could be best to do?
Perhaps to see him alone in the morning and ask him to grant her freedom and get the divorce as quickly as possible.

She could count upon herself not to betray the slightest feeling in the interview.