“Yes, guv’nor; and he has got clear off with the game.”
“Then you must run him down, and when you have found out where he is, communicate with me; I must be there at the meeting.”
“What? Lose time like that! No, guv’nor; I’ll half kill him—hang me if I don’t.”
“No, no! I know you feel ready to—a villain—but that won’t do. You’ll only frighten the poor girl more, and she’ll cling to him instead of coming away with you.”
“But, guv’nor—”
“Don’t hesitate, boy; I tell you I’m right. Let’s get Kate away from him, and then you may break every bone in his skin if you like.”
“But I want to give him a lesson at once.”
“Yes, of course you do—but Kate and her fortune, my boy. Once you’re on the scent, telegraph to me. I’ll come and stay at Day’s, in Surrey Street.”
“Suppose they’re gone abroad, guv’nor?”
“Well, follow them—all round the world if it’s necessary. By the way, you’ve always been very thick with Harry; now, between men of the world, has there ever been any affair going on? You know what I mean.”