Chapter X

           

           AdayortwolaterMrs.StricklandsentmeroundanoteaskingifIcouldgoandseeherthateveningafterdinner.Ifoundheralone.Herblackdress,simpletoausterity,suggestedherbereavedcondition,andIwasinnocentlyastonishedthatnotwithstandingarealemotionshewasabletodressthepartshehadtoplayaccordingtohernotionsofseemliness.

           "YousaidthatifIwantedyoutodoanythingyouwouldn’tminddoingit,"sheremarked.

           "Itwasquitetrue."

           "WillyougoovertoParisandseeCharlie?"

           "I?"

           Iwastakenaback.IreflectedthatIhadonlyseenhimonce.Ididnotknowwhatshewantedmetodo.

           "Fredissetongoing."FredwasColonelMacAndrew."ButI’msurehe’snotthemantogo.He’llonlymakethingsworse.Idon’tknowwhoelsetoask."

           Hervoicetrembledalittle,andIfeltabruteeventohesitate.

           "ButI’venotspokentenwordstoyourhusband.Hedoesn’tknowme.He’llprobablyjusttellmetogotothedevil."

           "Thatwouldn’thurtyou,"saidMrs.Strickland,smiling.

           "Whatisitexactlyyouwantmetodo?"

           Shedidnotanswerdirectly.

           "Ithinkit’sratheranadvantagethathedoesn’tknowyou.Yousee,heneverreallylikedFred;hethoughthimafool;hedidn’tunderstandsoldiers.Fredwouldflyintoapassion,andthere’dbeaquarrel,andthingswouldbeworseinsteadofbetter.Ifyousaidyoucameonmybehalf,hecouldn’trefusetolistentoyou."

           "Ihaven’tknownyouverylong,"Ianswered."Idon’tseehowanyonecanbeexpectedtotackleacaselikethisunlessheknowsallthedetails.Idon’twanttopryintowhatdoesn’tconcernme.

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