"I am. Leighbourne told me that he saw it there before he left the office. Vass left the bank along with Leighbourne. The next day he was ill."
"Who was--Vass or Leighbourne?"
"The former. Don't you remember Leighbourne told us so?"
"Ah, yes," cried Torry, with a recollection of the conversation with the banker. "And I thought it was an unnecessary piece of information. Leighbourne said that Vass had been absent from the bank from Saturday till the day we called--that was Tuesday."
"Then," said Frank gravely, "you see how unjust your suspicions are. Vass could not have given Grent the money, since he--Grent--was murdered on Sunday morning."
"H'm! that disposes of the robbery theory. Still," cried Torry, striking his knee with open hand, "I am content to believe that Grent had the money on that night. However, let that pass, and let us come to the second motive--jealousy."
"Jealousy!" repeated Frank contemptuously; "surely you don't believe that Donna Inez was jealous of Julia Brawn?"
"No; but she might have been jealous of Lydia Hargone."
"Why, so far as I can see, Grent had nothing to do with the governess."
"So far as you can see," said Torry significantly. "Nevertheless, on the evidence of the ring, Miss Hargone paid a visit to Grent's chambers on the day, so to speak, of his murder."