13/31 By-the-by, have I told you both exactly why Mr.Hamel is a guest here to-night--why he came to these parts at all? He came to take possession of the Tower. The worst of it is that it belongs to him, too. His father bought it from your father more years ago than we should care to talk about. I have really been a trespasser all this time." They took their places at a small round table in the middle of the dining-room. |