Chapter 38

She so addressed him, in an astonishingly controlled, even vivacious tone. How could she? David wondered, and was obliged to concede that he didn't know quite everything about her, after all--or about, he supposed, any woman. If such a storm had swept him--as it had--he couldn't and hadn't been able to remove the signs thereof. He felt, and knew he looked, as though a strong wind, accompanied by rain and lightning, had blown through all his being. "David, this is absolute madness. What I'm about to say is final. I …