"A great deal has happened since then," she confessed.
He seized upon the admission.
"You see, I was right.—There is something else! Miss Beverley, I am your friend. You must confide in me."
"It would be useless," she assured him sadly.
"You cannot be sure of that," he insisted. "If this espionage gets on your nerves, I believe that I have influence enough to have it removed, provided that you will let me bring a friend of mine to see you here and ask you a few questions."
She shook her head.
"It is not the espionage alone," she declared. "I am confronted with something altogether different, something about which I cannot speak."
"Is this man Jocelyn Thew connected with it in any way?" he demanded.
She winced.
"Why should you ask that question?"