"But Gibbie! He could kill you!" Marie said.
"He said I was no gentleman," Gibbie had tactfully neglected to mention the real cause of the dispute. "I had no choice but to challenge him, and Hector has agreed to be my second."
"Hector McAra. I do not like that man!" Marie showed more sense than her husband.
I sat quietly in the corner of the room, wishing I was elsewhere, unsure if I should tell Marie what had happened and feeling utterly miserable.
"Captain Rogers is your particular friend," Marie pointed to me. "What right did he have to say such a horrible thing about my Gibbie?"
"Miss Flockhart was not present at the time," Gilbert said. "She cannot be held to blame for the actions of Captain Rogers."
I looked from one to the other, wondering how Gilbert could possibly contemplat
