I wanted to learn all I could before
I confessed my identity, and--and I wanted to discover just what you
were like."
"You mean whether I could be trusted?"
"Yes; I--I could not tell at first. We met so strangely, and merely
because I liked you from the beginning was not enough. You understand?"
"Yes, and now?"
She looked at me frankly.
"Now I am simply going to trust you fully. I must; there is no other
way. I thought it all over and over again last night, and determined
to confess everything as soon as we met this morning. I am Viola
Henley, Mr. Craig, and I need you."
CHAPTER XV
THE DECISION
I had had time to think, swiftly to be sure, yet clearly enough.
Surprised as I was by her statement, yet the truth as thus revealed
failed to startle me seriously. Vaguely I had suspicioned the
possibility before, not really believing it could be so, and yet struck
by the similarity in circumstances of the two women. Consequently the
shock of final discovery was somewhat deadened, and I retained the pose
of thought. Moreover, to know her identity was an actual relief.
Before, I had half doubted the righteousness of my cause, at times
almost felt myself a criminal. Now that I could openly associate
myself with Philip Henley's wife, in a struggle to retain for her what
was justly her own, all feeling of doubt vanished, and I became grimly
confident of the final result.
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