Who struck the fatal blow ?--the villain Hale I doubt not." "No," cried Juliet, "it was not Mr.Hale.

He would not harm a fly." "Probably not," said her mother tartly, "a fly has no property--your Aunt Selina had.

Oh, my dear," she added, darting away at a tangent, "to think that last night you and Basil should have been witnesses of a melodrama at the Marlow Theatre, at the very time this real tragedy was taking place in the rural country." "It's a most dreadful affair," murmured Peter, laying aside the paper.
"Had I not better go down to Rose Cottage and offer my services ?" "No," said Mrs.Octagon sharply, "don't mix yourself up in this dreadful affair.

Few people know that Selina was my sister, and I don't want everyone to be condoling with me on this tragedy." "But we must do something," said Juliet quickly.
"We will wait, my dear.

But I don't want more publicity than is necessary." "But I have told some of our friends that Aunt Selina is a relative." "Then you should not have done so," replied her mother, annoyed.
"However, people soon forget names, and the thing may not be noticed." "My dear," said Octagon, seriously, "you should not be ashamed of your sister.