"And where did you leave Lady Balscombe on the night you visited her?" asked Norwood.
"I do not answer that question till I know who you are," she said boldly, frowning at him.
"I will tell you," said Sir Rupert, who had hitherto kept silent. "This, gentleman is Mr. Norwood, a solicitor--this Mr. Dowker of Scotland Yard--and I am Sir Rupert Balscombe."
"You--you Sir Rupert Balscombe," she said quickly.
"Your sister's husband."
"How do you know Lady Balscombe was my sister?"
"I found it out," interposed Dowker, "from your father, Captain Dicksfall."
"My father," she murmured, turning pale, "you have seen him?
"Yes."
"Well," she said coldly, "now you have found out my relationship with Lady Balscombe, what do you want to see me about?"