"No," he answered, reluctantly. "She thinks him away. He is often away for long, and for reasons which
she understands he is not able to communicate with her directly. At such times I keep her informed. And
the reason I have not told her of Peters' death is because she dearly loved him and would be in much
sorrow-and in a month, perhaps, there is to be another baby."
"Does she know the Darnley woman is dead, I wonder?"
"I do not know. Probably. Although McCann evidently does not."
"Well," I said, "I don't see how you're going to keep Peters' death from her now. But that's your
business."
"Exactly," he answered, and followed McCann to the car.
Braile and I had hardly gotten back to my library when the telephone rang. Braile answered it. I heard