CHAPTER VI
It turned out as my sister had foretold. He came and himself spoke of what had happened.
"You heard what the doctor told me, did you not, Moni?" For the first time he addressed me in the familiar way. Perhaps he felt it would be improper to address me with the respectful pronoun after his offer of marriage yesterday, or perhaps he considered it his lawful right to do so.
I replied by a nod.
He continued, "I am afraid you think I have done something very scandalous. I am very sorry, but the truth is there was nothing serious—it was only a flirtation, and that is a matter of everyday occurrence in England."
I felt indignant but suppressed my feeling and replied calmly,
"But from what I heard the doctor say it seems to have been exactly the reverse."
"Oh, that meddlesome fellow, he is
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