But he would not suffer it.
"I say, I want to come to the bottom of this business between you and Luke," he said, lowering his voice.

"What's the rights of it ?" "Between me and Luke ?" she repeated, turning upon the bailiff an eye that had some scorn in it, and stopping now of her own accord.

"There is no business whatever between me and Luke.

There never has been.

What do you mean ?" "Chut!" cried the bailiff.