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           ‘Notaword,Tom?’

           ‘HowcanIsayYes,orhowcanIsayNo,whenIdon’tknowwhatyoumean?Loo,youareabrave,kindgirl,worthyIbegintothinkofabetterbrotherthanIam.ButIhavenothingmoretosay.Gotobed,gotobed.’

           ‘Youaretired,’shewhisperedpresently,moreinherusualway.

           ‘Yes,Iamquitetiredout.’

           ‘Youhavebeensohurriedanddisturbedto-day.Haveanyfreshdiscoveriesbeenmade?’

           ‘Onlythoseyouhaveheardof,fromhim.’

           ‘Tom,haveyousaidtoanyonethatwemadeavisittothosepeople,andthatwesawthosethreetogether?’

           ‘No.Didn’tyouyourselfparticularlyaskmetokeepitquietwhenyouaskedmetogotherewithyou?’

           ‘Yes.ButIdidnotknowthenwhatwasgoingtohappen.’

           ‘NorIneither.HowcouldI?’

           Hewasveryquickuponherwiththisretort.

           ‘OughtItosay,afterwhathashappened,’saidhissister,standingbythebedshehadgraduallywithdrawnherselfandrisen,‘thatImadethatvisit?ShouldIsayso?MustIsayso?’

           ‘GoodHeavens,Loo,’returnedherbrother,‘youarenotinthehabitofaskingmyadvice.Saywhatyoulike.Ifyoukeepittoyourself,Ishallkeepittomyself.Ifyoudiscloseit,there’sanendofit.’

           Itwastoodarkforeithertoseetheother’sface;buteachseemedveryattentive,andtoconsiderbeforespeaking.

           ‘Tom,doyoubelievethemanIgavethemoneyto,isreallyimplicatedinthiscrime?’

           ‘Idon’tknow.Idon’tseewhyheshouldn’tbe.’

           ‘Heseemedtomeanhonestman.

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