“Good night,” she answered, smiling. “Please come again and tell me more.”
“I will,” he said.
Morelli’s good-bye was very cordial. “Whenever you like,” he said, “drop in at any time, we shall be delighted.”
They walked back to the hotel in absolute silence. Tony’s eyes were fixed on the hill in front of him.
As they passed under the dark line of trees that led to the hotel he gripped Maradick’s hand very hard.
“I say,” he said, “help me!”
CHAPTER VII
MARADICK LEARNS THAT “GETTING A VIEW” MAY HAVE ITS
DANGERS AS WELL AS ITS REWARDS