"You believe my husband stole that money?"
"I believe your husband stole that money, Mrs. Eustace."
"You may live to change your opinion, Mr. Wallace. My husband is as innocent as I am. He has acted precipitately, I admit, and more than foolishly in going away as he has done; but that does not prove him guilty."
"I am afraid I cannot discuss the question with you," Wallace replied evenly. "I can only carry out my instructions. I have told you what they are, and what my opinion is. I am sorry to inconvenience you, but I have no alternative."
"Do you wish me to leave at once?"
"Scarcely to-night; but I must ask you to get away as soon as you can."
For a space there was silence.
"I would like to speak to Mr. Harding, if you don't mind," she said presently.
"Then I will leave you, for I have been steadily travelling all last night and to-day till I arrived here, and shall be glad to get to bed," Wallace answered. "Any arrangement you can make, Harding, to assist Mrs. Eustace, I shall be pleased to hear about. You will quite understand, Mrs. Eustace, that in asking you to vacate the premises the bank is merely actuated by ordinary considerations and is in no way acting vindictively or harshly."
She inclined her head slightly in response, but otherwise made no sign as Wallace left the room.