Agnes went on.
'No trace of Ferrari has been discovered in England,' she said.

'Have you any news of him?
And will you tell me (if you have heard anything), in mercy to his wife ?' Lady Montbarry's thin lips suddenly relaxed into their sad and cruel smile.
'Why do you ask me about the lost courier ?' she said.

'You will know what has become of him, Miss Lockwood, when the time is ripe for it.' Agnes started.

'I don't understand you,' she said.

'How shall I know?
Will some one tell me ?' 'Some one will tell you.' Henry could keep silence no longer.