22/46 I'll find out sooner or later." "Was she crying ?" "I should think so. People like to make mysteries in this house, in my opinion. Where there is secrecy there is something wrong. This morning was not the first time you ever talked to Agnes Darling." "Perhaps not," replied Doctor Danton, with a very grave face; "but, poor child! what right have I to make known the trials she has undergone? That is all I know of her, or am at liberty to tell." There was that in Doctor Frank's face that, despite Rose's assurance, forbade her asking any more questions. |