Have you seen Johnstone ?" Her dark eyes were steadfastly fixed upon him now.
"Yes; he sent for me.

He is very much agitated and, I should say, he is almost at your mercy.

But beware of an apparent surrender on his part.
He is--capable of anything!" "I know it.

I am on my guard," slowly replied Berthe Louison.

She saw that Alan Hawke had spoken the truth to her--even with some mental reservations.