The paper had angered him, and he had not lacked intention of discovering at whose door it was to be laid.

He had enemies enough--but this one was a close observer.

The subtlety of the rebuke shook him.

How had the writer who signed "Aurelius" known or divined?
He thought of Major Edward Churchill, but certain reasons made him sure the letter was not his.

And now it seemed that it was Ludwell Cary's.
Rand's lips set closely.