“I don't see what that's got to do with it.”
Giles Carrington interposed: “Is your engagement a secret, Tony?”
“No, but -”
“Then don't be silly.”
She flushed, and looked down at her hands. “His name is Mesurier,” she said. “He works in my half-brother's firm.”
“And your half-brother objected to the engagement?”
“Yes, because he was a ghastly snob.”
“So he wrote a letter to you, forbidding the engagement?”
“Yes - That is - Yes.”
The Superintendent waited for a moment. “You don't seem very sure about that, Miss Vereker.”