"He is not sick, I suppose?"
"No."
"You will excuse my questions; but his father and myself were very intimate friends. Is he at home?"
"No, he is not."
"I suppose you have no objection to telling me where he is?"
"Suppose I have?" said Mrs. Oakley, coolly.
"Then I should think it very strange."
"You are at liberty to think it very strange," said Mrs. Oakley, composedly.
"Why should you object to telling me that he went away with your brother, Mr. Huxter, and is now at his house?"
Mrs. Oakley started in surprise. The lawyer was better informed than she supposed.