CHAPTER THREELord Lanwood was astonished.
Then he asked,
“Did you find out the man’s name?”
“No,” Isa replied. “Pierre is not aware of it, but he says that if you pay him enough he will certainly discover it for you.”
“Of course I will pay him. And tell him he will be very handsomely rewarded for anything he tells us as to where my nephew is.”
“I have told him that already,” Isa said. “Although he is very greedy, but I think he will be honest with us in finding out what we want to know.”
“I think you have been brilliant, Isa. At the same time we have a long way to go.”
“I have been thinking it over,” Isa remarked, “about you going to find Charles yourself and I think now that that will be impossible.”
Lord Lanwood stared at her.
“Why do you say that?” he asked.
“Because, my Lord,
