At the moment of her departure he could prevaricate no longer, and, confessing to the gambling, told her the truth as far as he knew it--that the guineas had been won by Wildeve.
to behave in an evasive way such as to delay action; to procrastinate
Hyphenation
to be·have in an e·va·sive way such as to de·lay action; to pro·cras·ti·nate