MARY: I didn’t understand your reaction that night. It was only later, when you told us about your . . . relations with him, that it made sense. CATHERINE: My relations . . . how delicately you put it! I didn’t want to say anything in front of Holmes and Watson. And why should I have? It was my story to tell—or not. MARY: No reason, I’m not questioning your judgment, Cat. But I’m glad you told us later.