The fellow is well out of our reach now, and we may be pretty sure he will never again show his face here.

Fortunately he heard nothing, for the serving men had but just left the room, and we had not yet begun to talk." "That is true enough, Sir Marmaduke," one of the others said.

"The question is: how long has this been going on ?" Sir Marmaduke looked at Charlie.
"I know nothing about it, sir.

Till now, I have not had the slightest suspicion of this man.

It occurred to me, this afternoon, that it might be possible for anyone to hear what was said inside the room, by listening at the windows; and that this shrubbery would form a very good shelter for an eavesdropper.