It had struck me that it was possible that some love intrigue was on foot.

That would have accounted for his stealthy movements and also for the uneasiness of his wife.

The man is a striking-looking fellow, very well equipped to steal the heart of a country girl, so that this theory seemed to have something to support it.

That opening of the door which I had heard after I had returned to my room might mean that he had gone out to keep some clandestine appointment.

So I reasoned with myself in the morning, and I tell you the direction of my suspicions, however much the result may have shown that they were unfounded.
But whatever the true explanation of Barrymore's movements might be, I felt that the responsibility of keeping them to myself until I could explain them was more than I could bear.