[My Lady’s Money by Wilkie Collins]@TWC D-Link bookMy Lady’s Money CHAPTER VI 25/31
"Did your Ladyship take the letter into the next room with you ?" "I was too much alarmed to think of it, Mr.Troy.I left it here, on the table." "With the envelope open ?" "Yes." "How long were you absent in the other room ?" "Half an hour or more." "Ha!" said Mr.Troy to himself.
"This complicates it a little." He reflected for a while, and then turned again to Moody.
"Did any of the servants know of this bank-note being in her Ladyship's possession ?" "Not one of them," Moody answered. "Do you suspect any of the servants ?" "Certainly not, sir." "Are there any workmen employed in the house ?" "No, sir." "Do you know of any persons who had access to the room while Lady Lydiard was absent from it ?" "Two visitors called, sir." "Who were they ?" "Her Ladyship's nephew, Mr.Felix Sweetsir, and the Honorable Alfred Hardyman." Mr.Troy shook his head irritably.
"I am not speaking of gentlemen of high position and repute," he said.
"It's absurd even to mention Mr. Sweetsir and Mr.Hardyman.My question related to strangers who might have obtained access to the drawing-room--people calling, with her Ladyship's sanction, for subscriptions, for instance; or people calling with articles of dress or ornament to be submitted to her Ladyship's inspection." "No such persons came to the house with my knowledge," Moody answered. Mr.Troy suspended the investigation, and took a turn thoughtfully in the room.
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