“Don’t you realize that it might be the means of breaking off my sister’s marriage?”
“Ah! You think that!” said Mr. Spryce. He had never heard Sir Theodosius give so much importance to the secret history of the Sarelles before. “Well, then, in that case, what will his feelings be if he discovers it after he marries her?”
“Then he will be a member of the family,” replied Sir Theodosius, “and have as much concern as I in keeping silent about old and foolish stories.”
With that he took up his hat with a quick gesture before the lawyer had time to say anything else, and left the room, proceeding at once through the dry, airless streets, for the sea, son was unusually hot, to the tall brick house in Queen Street where Mrs. Sylk and a well-selected establishment of domestics kept watch over L
