"No, sir - not - not when they were alone or with no one by but me.
He seemed to love her then very much."

"What do you mean by that, Loretta; that he lost patience with her
when other people were present - Miss Tuttle, for instance?"

"Yes, sir. He used to change very much when - when - when Miss
Tuttle came into the room."

"Change toward his wife?"

"Yes, sir."

"How ?"

"He grew more distant, much more distant; got up quite fretfully
from his seat, if he were sitting beside her, and took up some
book or paper."

"And Miss Tuttle?"

"She never seemed to notice but"

"But - ?"

"She did not come in very often after this had happened once or
twice; I mean into the room upstairs where they used to sit."

"Loretta, I regret to put this question, but after your replies I