At the word \"poison\" the doctor went staggering back, and his face became ghastly. But he was not surprised. \"Oh, my God!\" he gasped. \"Who told them?\"
This answer clearly revealed guilty knowledge, but for the moment Mme. Storey affected not to notice it.
\"I am not at liberty to divulge that,\" she said.
He made a desperate effort to recover himself. \"Poison!\" he said, straightening up; \"this is preposterous!\"
At the word \"poison\" the doctor went staggering back, and his face became ghastly. But he was not surprised. \"Oh, my God!\" he gasped. \"Who told them?\"
This answer clearly revealed guilty knowledge, but for the moment Mme. Storey affected not to notice it.
\"I am not at liberty to divulge that,\" she said.
He made a desperate effort to recover himself. \"Poison!\" he said, straightening up; \"this is preposterous!\"
