retaliation. He would see if she liked his reference to Riviere any better than he liked hers to May! As on certain other occasions when he had expected to shake her out of her usual composure, she betrayed no sign of surprise: and at once he concluded: \"He writes to her, then.\"
\"M. Riviere went to see you?\"
\"Yes: didn't you know?\"
\"No,\" she answered simply.
\"And you're not surprised?\"
She hesitated. \"Why should
retaliation. He would see if she liked his reference to Riviere any better than he liked hers to May! As on certain other occasions when he had expected to shake her out of her usual composure, she betrayed no sign of surprise: and at once he concluded: \"He writes to her, then.\"
\"M. Riviere went to see you?\"
\"Yes: didn't you know?\"
\"No,\" she answered simply.
\"And you're not surprised?\"
She hesitated. \"Why should
