"What right had he to marry this girl?" said Deronda, with disgust.
Mr. Vandernoodt, adjusting the end of his cigar, shrugged his shoulders and put out his lips.
"_She_ can know nothing of it," said Deronda, emphatically. But that positive statement was immediately followed by an inward query--"Could she have known anything of it?"

"What right had he to marry this girl?" said Deronda, with disgust.
Mr. Vandernoodt, adjusting his cigar, shrugged.
"She can know nothing of it," said Deronda, emphatically. But that statement was immediately followed by an inward query - "Could she have known?"
