She came and stood watching, asking no questions, while the woman on the sofa gulped down the raw whiskey and gave back the glass.He gathered his courage for what he was going to say next, with a feeling almost of guilt. "Forbes says that I am doing you an injustice, keeping you here; that it is no life for you."
"What do you want to know for?" asked the woman, at length.He told her that she didn't know it, because he was not; and then he explained to her. "What I want of you now is for you to come over with Taylor and me to see Stone."