I trust, therefore," he continued, still speaking to Cecil de la Borne, "that you will pardon my intrusion when I explain that from the moment of quitting your house my brother seems to have completely disappeared.
I have come to ask you if you can give me any information as to the circumstances of his leaving, and whether he told you his destination." Cecil de la Borne was white to the lips, but he was on the point of answering when the Princess intervened.

She leaned forward toward the newcomer, and her face expressed the most genuine concern.
"My dear Duke," she said, "this is very extraordinary news that you bring.

Lord Ronald left here for London.

Do you mean to say that he has never arrived there ?" The Duke turned towards his companion.
"My solicitor here, Mr.Hensellman," he said, "has made the most careful inquiries, and has even gone so far as to employ detectives.

My brother has certainly not returned to London.