I told it slowly, carefully, pausing to explain each detail to her questioning, yet was not interrupted more than once or twice.

Somehow, as I thus repeated the proposed scheme to another it did not appear quite as easy, or honorable, as when I faced it alone.

However, I struggled through, painting the affair as well as I could, but without daring to propose her cooperation.

Her wide-open eyes on my face gave me a thrill of apprehension I could not analyze.
"That 's the whole story," I ended, rather lamely.
"What do you think of it ?" "I--I hardly know," with slow hesitation.

"It is very strange.