myself. That woman covered her tracks so well, there was nothing for it but to force a confession.\"
Fay forgave her freely.
\"I owe Bella an apology, too,\" Mme. Storey said with a rueful glance in my direction. \"For keeping her in the dark. You see, I needed that outburst from Bella to give the scene verisimilitude.\"
This made me feel rather foolish, but of course I was not troubling about a little thing like that then.
myself. That woman covered her tracks so well, there was nothing for it but to force a confession.\"
Fay forgave her freely.
\"I owe Bella an apology, too,\" Mme. Storey said with a rueful glance in my direction. \"For keeping her in the dark. You see, I needed that outburst from Bella to give the scene verisimilitude.\"
This made me feel rather foolish, but of course I was not troubling about a little thing like that then.
