"You are in Dr. Tchigorsky's confidence?" she asked.
Abell shook his head with a smile.
"I know a great deal about him," he said. "I help him in his experiments. But as to being in his confidence—no. I don't suppose any man in the world enjoys that, unless it is your uncle Ralph."
Marion started. In that moment many things became clear to her. Hitherto she had regarded Ralph Ravenspur as anything but a man to be dreaded or feared. Now she knew better. Why had she not thought of this before?
"They are great friends?" she said.
"Oh, yes. They have been all over the world together. And they have been in places which they do not mention to anybody."