What trouble could she have had to drive her to such an act ?" Mr.Gryce advanced a step nearer the gentleman.
"That is what we have come here to learn," said he with a deliberation that yet was not lacking in the respect due to a man so universally esteemed as Mr.Blake.

"You who have seen her so lately ought to be able to throw some light upon the subject at least." "Mr.--" he again glanced at the card, "Mr.Gryce,--excuse me--I believe I told you when you were here before that I had no remembrance of this girl at all.

That if such a person was in my house I did not know it, and that all questions put to me on that subject would be so much labor thrown away." Mr.Gryce bowed.

"I remember," said he.

"I was not alluding to any connection you may have had with the girl in this house, but to the interview you were seen to have with her on the corner of Broome Street some days ago.