\"If you imply by that...\" he began excitedly.
\"I imply nothing. From all accounts Mrs. Whittall must have been a saint.\"
\"She was,\" he said. \"And of course I loved her. Everybody who knew her loved her. In our world she moved like a creature apart. She was really good.\"
\"Of course,\" said Mme. Storey. \"But that is not what I mean.\"
He remained obstinately silent.
\"Why did you call on her unexpectedly one afternoon last summer?\" Mme. Storey asked bluntly.
\"If you imply by that...\" he began excitedly.
\"I imply nothing. From all accounts Mrs. Whittall must have been a saint.\"
\"She was,\" he said. \"And of course I loved her. Everybody who knew her loved her. In our world she moved like a creature apart. She was really good.\"
\"Of course,\" said Mme. Storey. \"But that is not what I mean.\"
He remained obstinately silent.
\"Why did you call on her unexpectedly one afternoon last summer?\" Mme. Storey asked bluntly.
