"Aha!" murmured Torry, "so there was a lover after all, and I daresay he killed Grent out of jealousy. Perhaps Julia is not so much an accomplice as a victim." He thought for a few moments, then continued his examination. "Do you know the name of the man she intended to marry?"
"No; I never heard her mention his name."
"Do you know if any man called to walk out with her?"
"Sir!" cried Maria indignantly. "I do not take sufficient interest in my servants to spy on them."
"Beg pardon--beg pardon," said Torry hastily, "Quite right. I should not have asked that question. So Julia Brawn left you?"
"Yes; and I gave her that hat when she went away."
"Did Mr. Grent take any notice of her while she was in the house?"
"Not that I know of," replied Donna Sandoval coldly. "I do not think he was even aware of her existence."
"Strange! Yet he met her in Mortality-lane."
"You say so," said Maria scornfully.