Max stood wondering at the other’s sudden anticipation of disaster. What could he dread if this denial of his was the actual truth?
Again he grew suspicious.
“How can I be witness against you if you are innocent of any connection with the affair?” he queried.
“Because the Doctor’s enemies have done this, in order to shield themselves.”
“But if the Doctor is really still alive, what have you to fear?”
“Is he alive? That is the point.”
“Marion gives me to understand that both he and Maud are safe,” Max responded quickly.
The other shook his head dubiously, saying: “If she has told you that, then it is exactly contrary to what she has given me to understand.”
“What? She has expressed a suspicion of foul play?”
“Yes—more than a suspicion.”