"At the instance of the Saul family?"
Lord Caranby sat bolt upright. "What do you mean?"
"Humph! It is rather a long story. But this man who was caught used a particular kind of scent called Hikui. Maraquito uses it also, and her aunt, Mrs. Herne."
"Mrs. Herne? She is not Maraquito's aunt."
"She told me herself that she was."
"And I tell you that Emilia, who is dead, was the only aunt Maraquito ever had. Why does Mrs. Herne say this?"
"That is what I am trying to find out. She said that you did not know the whole history of the Saul family."
"I know quite enough," said Caranby gloomily, "the members were abominably wicked. Maraquito's father died after he was discharged from jail for coining; and the mother also."
"Well, my lord, this man, who apparently fired your house, was trying to pass false coins. He uses the same scent as Maraquito does, leaving mysterious Mrs. Herne out of the question."
"Well, and what do you deduce from that?"