“Oh, oh, is it possible?”
“Let come what may, Miss Royal, I want you to trust the case entirely to me, and do exactly what I advise.”
“Indeed, sir, I will.”
“Under no circumstances are you to mention me in connection with the case, nor disclose our relations.”
“I will not.”
“Furthermore, whatever happens, or whoever appears to be involved, you must volunteer no opinion of the case. If you are questioned, however, answer precisely the same as if you had not overheard your father’s interview with Moses Flood, and as if you and I had never met. Will you do this?”
“I certainly will.”
“Then you may safely leave all the rest to me,” declared Nick warmly. “By whom did you send the telegram this morning?”
“By our chambermaid.”
“Does she know to whom it was addressed, or of what it consisted?”