She perceived, however, that it was a supposition worth encouraging.

At the same time, she must not seem eager to encourage it.
"But they told me that he'd been murdered," she said.
"We cannot exclude any possibility from a matter like this, and the possibility of suicide must be taken into account," said Mr.Flexen quickly.

"You don't know of any domestic trouble which might have induced Lord Loudwater to make an end of himself ?" "No, I don't know of one," said Olivia firmly.

"But, of course, he was sometimes quite mad." "Mad ?" said Mr.Flexen.
"Yes, quite.

I told him so last night--just before dinner.