27/31 Listen, Lord Caranby," and Jennings related the episode of the knife, and how he had brought Mallow and Juliet together. "And it seems to me," went on the detective, "that Cuthbert learned something from Miss Saxon which he does not wish to tell me." "Something to do with Mrs.Octagon." "Why with her ?" demanded Jennings suddenly. She is a fatal woman!" "What do you mean by that phrase ?" "Isabella exercised a bad influence on my life. But for her I should have married Selina and should not have fallen in with Emilia Saul. I should have been happy, and probably Selina would not have met with her tragic death." "Do you think the sister has anything to do with it ?" "I can't say. |