"It's not nice of you to
cross-question me in that way. I hate being treated as if I did
nothing but go about hunting for a husband; as if I never spoke to a
man without wondering in my own mind whether he'd be likely to marry
me. That's the way you always treat us, and I won't stand it. If
there are such women, and I don't think there are many, I'm not one of
them."
"No," said the judge; "you're not. If you had been you'd have been
married long ago. But in this case it seems that the possible husband
is hunting you with some vigour. He has certainly done his best to get
rid of me, regarding me, no doubt, as a possible obstacle in his way."
"I'm sure Major Kent had nothing to do with that. He's not at all the
kind of man who'd make plans and schemes. But the whole thing is
utterly absurd. What's the good of talking about it?"
"It is utterly absurd. It's the most absurd thing I ever heard of in
my life. I simply wouldn't have believed it possible if it hadn't
actually happened, that this red-haired parson--the man has a perfectly
diabolical imagination. I wonder what he'll do next. I feel certain
he won't give up.
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