I should not have believed it even of you." "Pardon me, madam.

You have charged me with telling you a lie just now.
Is that so ?" His tone was strangely peremptory.

Mrs Rimbolt had never seen him like this before--and for the moment it disconcerted her.
"What I heard as I entered the room had no reference to Percy," said she.
"Excuse me--it had.

Miss Atherton--" "If it had, I must believe you.

I wish to hear no more about it.