There's a moment of hesitation there. Would he? Fact and reason always won out for him, he was reluctant to delve too deeply into supposition or assume anything. Finding the truth was what he always strived for and this would have been no different. But she was his wife and he trusted her. Even if that made how little he seemed to know about her hurt all the more.

"If you had told me, yes," he says finally. No sign of hesitation remains and he's confident, clear. "Not easily, but yes."

If it had come from her lips, through her voice, he would have believed her. Why would she lie after all else?