“Yes; after my husband’s death I found among his private papers a package, which tells it all. My husband must have gathered them for a purpose that his death defeated.”
“Can you let me have that package?”
“Yes; whenever you like.”
“Will you let me have it at once?”
“I will bring it to you to-night.”
“Very well, Mrs. Constant. Say nothing to anybody that you have given the case to me.”
“Masson will know it.”
“Why?”
“If he does not know now, he will in a short time, that I have come to see you. He has me under espionage—every step I take he has followed.”
“So bad as that?” asked Nick.