"I would not have let him go," said Mr. Chamberlaine.
"You would not have kept a man that was innocent?" said Gilmore.
"I would not have let the young man go."
"But the law would not support us in detaining him."
"Nevertheless, I would not have let him go," said Mr. Chamberlaine. "I heard all about it."
"From whom did you hear?"
"From Lord Trowbridge. I certainly would not have let him go." It appeared, however, that Lord Trowbridge's opinion had been given to the Prebendary prior to that fatal meeting which had taken place in the house of the murdered man.
The uncle drank his claret in silence on this evening. He said nothing, at least, about Mary Lowther.
"I don't know where you got it, Harry, but that is not a bad glass of wine."
"We think there's none better in the country, sir," said Harry.