satisfied that I have always taken the side of decency?\"
\"Oh, yes!\" he said quite simply. \"What a question!\"
\"Good! Then I ask for your confidence in this affair. I am investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs. Whittall.\"
He gave a start, which he instantly controlled. One could not have said that he showed more than anybody might have shown upon hearing such an announcement. \"Good Heavens!\" he murmured,
satisfied that I have always taken the side of decency?\"
\"Oh, yes!\" he said quite simply. \"What a question!\"
\"Good! Then I ask for your confidence in this affair. I am investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs. Whittall.\"
He gave a start, which he instantly controlled. One could not have said that he showed more than anybody might have shown upon hearing such an announcement. \"Good Heavens!\" he murmured,
