"I leave it in your hands," said Diana to Lucian, who was watching her closely.
"Very good," replied Denzil. "Then I think it will be best for me to see Ferruci first, and hear his confession; afterwards call on Mrs. Vrain, and learn what she has to say. Then——"
"Well," said Diana, curiously, "what then?"
"I will be guided by circumstances. In the meantime, for the sake of your name, we had better keep the matter as quiet as possible."
"Mrs. Clear may speak out."
"Mrs. Clear won't speak," said Denzil grimly. "She will keep quiet for her own sake; and as Rhoda has left Jersey Street, there will be no danger of trouble from that quarter. First, I'll see Lydia and the Count, to get to the bottom of this conspiracy; then I'll set the police on Rhoda's track, that she may be arrested and made to confess her knowledge of the murder."
"Do you think she knows anything?"
"I think she knows everything," replied Lucian with emphasis. "That is why she has run away. If we capture her, and force her to speak, we may be able to arrest Wrent."
"Why Wrent?" asked Diana.
"Have you forgotten what Mrs. Clear said? I agree with her that he is the assassin, although we can't prove it as yet."