"You can confide in me as you would in a"-- she was about to say mother, but recollecting her juvenile looks, substituted the word "sister." "Very good," said Lucian, explaining just as much as would serve his purpose.

"Then I may tell you, Miss Greeb, that I suspect the assassin of Mr.Vrain entered through Mrs.Bensusan's house, and so got into the yard of No.

13." "Lord!" cried Miss Greeb, taken by surprise.

"You don't say, sir, that Mr.Wrent is a murdering villain, steeped in gore ?" "No! No!" replied Lucian, smiling at this highly-coloured description.
"Do not jump to conclusions, Miss Greeb.

So far as I am aware, this Mr.
Wrent you speak of is innocent.