“But he would still possess the secret.”
“We’ll take care of him after the documents have been found. How did he get them? Was he familiar with Mother Flintstone?”
“I don’t know.”
“Merciless villain! He holds the peace of our house in his hands. The man is the quintessence of rascality. Talk about your polished blackmailers. He stands at the head of the procession. I’ll hand him over to the police at once.”
“Try it, and the whole thing will come out.”
Lamont, senior, gasped again.
“Where does Richmond board?”
“He changes his place often. I don’t believe he sleeps two nights in the same place.”
“Like the sultan. But, look here, my boy. You don’t want the good name of our house destroyed?”
“One of the last things I want to see,” said the young rake.