"I cannot deny it."
"I beg your pardon; these are matters which, perhaps, I should not go into. They will, no doubt, be investigated elsewhere. They are, however, an evidence of prejudice. Did Miss Farebrother leave your house last night?"
"She did."
"With your knowledge and consent?"
"We did not know of it until she was gone. She met our servant, and gave her a message to us that she had gone to Parksides."
"Did you send after her?"
"We did."
"Who was your messenger?"
"A young man of the name of Barley."
"Barley!" said Mr. Beeminster, turning to his companion with a look of intelligence. "Tom Barley?"