This the young wife said in a tone which clearly indicated that
she had judged her husband's conduct, and had found it to be very
foolish indeed.

'Do you think that papa and mamma will really come?' said Nora,
changing the subject of conversation.

'How can I tell? How am I to know? After all that has passed I am
afraid to say a word lest I should be accused of doing wrong. But
remember this, Nora, you are not to speak of it to any one.'

'You will tell Louis?'

'No; I will tell no one.'

'Dear, dear Emily; pray do not keep anything secret from him.'

'What do you mean by secret? There isn't any secret. Only in such
matters as that about politics no gentleman likes to have his name
talked about!'

A look of great distress came upon Nora's face as she heard this.
To her it seemed to be very bad that there should be a secret between
her sister and Colonel Osborne to be kept from her brother-in-law.

'I suppose you will suspect me next?' said Mrs Trevelyan, angrily.

'Emily, how can you say anything so cruel?'

'You look as if you did.'