Victoria said to Kate after Robert had returned to London.“Warned you of what?”‘That the cousin who owns this house was Mr. Farmer.”“I’m afraid it never occurred to me that you would be interested.”“But you must have known he was involved in my father’s case.”Kate’s eyes rested on her thoughtfully for a moment and her eyebrows rose a fraction.“Yes, of course I knew, but you were a child at the time, and I didn’t suppose you’d even remember him.”“Not remember! It’s true I was too young to understand the rights and wrongs of the affair, but Mr. Robert Farmer I’ve not forgotten. He made a nonsense of my evidence and enjoyed every minute of it.”“Dear me!” said Kate mildly. “I’d no idea you still cherished a grievance. I can understand that the experience must have been bewildering and alarming, but you must surely realise now that there was nothing personal in Robert’s methods of cross-examination and the only enjoyment he would derive would be the satisfaction in establishing and winning his case.
