"Certainly. I never was a fellow to chatter."
"Then mother says that this murder will put a stop to our marriage."
Mallow stared, then flushed up to his ears. "What on earth does she mean by that?" he asked aghast.
Juliet looked searchingly at him. "Do you know of any impediment?"
"I? Of course I don't. I am sorry for the death of your aunt, but I really don't see what it has to do with you and me."
Juliet drew a breath of relief. "Mother hints that she knows who committed the crime, and—"
"What! She knows. How does she know?"
"I can't say. She refuses to speak. She was not on good terms with Aunt Selina and they never saw one another for over fifteen years. But mother is much disturbed about the murder—"
"That is natural. A sister is a sister however much one may have quarrelled. But why should this death stop our marriage?"
"I know no more than you do. Here is mother. Ask her yourself."