"He has escaped. Don't talk."
"Miss Pewsey," said Rupert faintly.
"She is dead."
"Then Miss Pewsey did strangle your aunt."
"Yes--yes--the doctor says you are not to talk."
"Just one more question. Those Chinamen?"
"Hwei and Tung-yu. They were drowned."
Rupert smiled weakly, and turning on his side went off into a deep sleep. The doctor who called later, said it was the best thing he could do. "He has had a severe shock," said he to Olivia, "and his nervous system is shaken. You may be thankful he did not wake with a disordered brain."
"Oh, doctor, you don't think--"
"No! No! It's all right. He would not have asked those questions if anything was wrong with his mind. In a few weeks he will be quite himself. But I think, Mrs. Ainsleigh, that you should take him abroad for a time."