“No, sir.”
“Well, good-bye, and a pleasant voyage. My regards to your sister—and her husband.”
Lord Lynton returned at once to Park Lane and sought out his sister.
“Mildred, you must release me from my promise. Sir Keith ought to know everything,” he cried impetuously.
“You must not tell him. It is my husband’s secret, and if he is to fail, it shall not be through me,” she answered firmly.
“But you have no idea what is at stake. This action of Gaunt’s may precipitate a crisis.”
“Better that, than I should betray my husband.”
“I agree with Mildred,” Lady Ethel broke in quickly.
“You are only a child,” the Earl cried contemptuously.
“But I am coming with you,” she answered quietly.