I can have no intention of offending you, seeing that I am a total stranger to you and to Mr.Ferrari.A thousand pounds is a large sum of money; and a poor man may excusably be tempted by it to do nothing worse than to keep out of the way for a while.

My only interest, acting on your behalf, is to get at the truth.

If you will give me time, I see no reason to despair of finding your husband yet.' Ferrari's wife listened, without being convinced: her narrow little mind, filled to its extreme capacity by her unfavourable opinion of Mr.
Troy, had no room left for the process of correcting its first impression.

'I am much obliged to you, sir,' was all she said.

Her eyes were more communicative--her eyes added, in their language, 'You may say what you please; I will never forgive you to my dying day.' Mr.Troy gave it up.