"Thank you, Mr. Forest."
The reader retired.
"You see," said Wittekind.
"Then where are the original manuscripts of 'The Diamond Gate' and 'The Greater Glory'?"
"I'm very sorry, dear Mrs. Boldero, but I have no means of knowing."
"Mr. Chayne said they were sent here, and used by the printers and destroyed by the printers."
"I'm sure," said Wittekind, "there's some muddling misunderstanding. Jaffery Chayne, in his own line, is a distinguished man—and a man of unblemished honour. A word or two will clear up everything."
"He's in Madagascar."
"Then wait till he comes back."
Doria insisted—and who in the world can blame her for insisting?