"Yes--this!" and he showed the diamond crescent to Caprice. She started violently, and her pale face flushed a deep red.
"Where did you get it?" she asked.
"From Randolph Villiers."
"Villiers!" she echoed in surprise. "How did it come into his possession?"
"That is what I want to discover."
"Then you may save yourself the trouble, for you will never know."
"I understand that," said Naball quietly; "nothing can be done unless you permit me to go on."
"I forbid you to go on," she retorted angrily.
Naball bowed.
"Very well," he said quietly, "then there is nothing for me but to leave."