She threw herself sobbing on the bed--but in a few minutes regained control with an effort and lay there motionless.

The tangle was growing clearer now.
The very best she could hope was to make Joe half believe her, she thought.

And that would mean she would have to drop Dwight and all chance of meeting those people he knew.

She would live with a Joe so suspicious that she would be under his friend, Fanny Carr.

"She'll be my friend, and bring me in touch with whatever other people she likes.
I'll have to be nice to them--every one.