He was asleep before I left.

The poor fellow was so worn and weary." Followed details of his appearance and a recital of his wanderings so far as he had made them known to her.
"And he was so insistent that no one should know, not even Terence." "Terence must not know," he said gravely.
"You think that too!" "If Terence knows--well, you will regret it all the days of your life, Una." He was so stern, so impressive, that she begged for explanation.

He afforded it.

"You would be doing Terence the utmost cruelty if you told him.

You would be compelling him to choose between his honour and his concern for you.