Her cheeks were
flushed, her beautiful hands were no longer thin but were hard and
active.
"What have I done, aunt?" asked Maggie.
"You have not treated us fairly. My sister and I have done
everything for you. You have not made it especially easy for us in
any way, but we have tried to give you what you wanted. You have
repaid is with ingratitude."
She paused, but Maggie said nothing. She went on:
"Lately--these last three weeks--we have given you complete liberty.
I advised that strongly against my sister's opinion because I
thought you weren't happy. You didn't make friends amongst our
friends, and I thought you should have the chance of finding some
who were younger and gayer than we were. Then I thought we could
trust you. You have many faults, but I believed that you were
honest."
"I am honest!" Maggie broke in. Her aunt went on:
"You have used the liberty we gave you during these weeks to make
yourself the talk of our friends. You have been meeting Mr. Martin
Warlock secretly every day. You have been alone with him in the Park
and at the theatre. I know that you are young and very ignorant.
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