But Ven, she discovered, was not prepared to let her off the hook, and, ‘ Why … ’ he began to challenge, ‘ … when you're honest, I know it, yet have begun on a path of deception to one particular end — why, when it's so important to your sister whom — you love … ’an alert look suddenly came to his eyes, and he broke off for a brief moment before continuing, his serious dark eyes holding hers ‘ … a sister whom you'd do anything for, as you proved when you left England and came here — why are you ready to leave now, without another thought?’
But Ven, she discovered, was not prepared to let her off the coathook, and, ‘ Why … ’ he began to challenge, ‘ … when you're honest, I know it, yet have begun on a path of deception to one particular end — why, when it's so important to your sister whom — you love … ’an alert look suddenly came to his eyes, and he broke off for a brief moment before continuing, his serious dark eyes holding hers ‘ … a sister whom you'd do anything for, as you proved when you left England and came here — why are you ready to leave now, without another thought?’