But there, I have told you all I know, and you must find out the rest for yourself." "I shall keep my eyes open, I assure you," was Malcolm's reply.

And then he continued in a perplexed tone, "How on earth did Cedric get hold of them ?" But as Mrs.Godfrey could not answer this, Malcolm allowed the subject to drop.

In his case forewarned was forearmed, and but for his promise to Dinah and his very real concern for Cedric, he would have given the Jacobis a wide berth.
It was only natural, however, that his curiosity should be strongly excited by this conversation, and when on the following morning they took their seats in church, his attention wandered at the sound of every footstep in the aisle.
The service had commenced before the vacant seats near them were occupied.

Malcolm had a momentary glimpse of a tall, graceful-looking figure, in soft, diaphanous raiment, that seemed to pass them very swiftly; he even caught a strange, subtle fragrance that seemed to linger in the air; and then they all knelt down and Miss Jacobi buried her face in her hands, and her brother removed his lavender kid gloves with elaborate care as though Saul Jacobi had nothing in common with the rest of the miserable sinners.

During the rest of the service Malcolm had plenty of opportunity for studying his physiognomy, for he turned round more than once and encountered Malcolm's eyes.
He was certainly handsome in his way.