"It was not my fault, Fanny."
"Was--was Lemon's name mentioned, sir?"
"No."
"Was there nothing said about him?"
"Not a word."
This assurance plainly took a weight from her mind. She glanced at the paper I held in my hand, and said:
"Is there anything new in it, sir? Is the murderer caught?"
"No," I replied; "the paper contains nothing that has not appeared in a hundred other newspapers yesterday and to-day. Fanny, I am about to speak to you now very seriously."
"I'm listening, sir."
"Has Mr. Lemon, your husband, anything to do with this dreadful deed?"