Tell me, now.

Can't you help me to find Ronald.

Haven't you any idea where he is ?" "None at all," Cecil answered.
"Tell me this, then," the Duke said, his clear brown eyes fixed steadily upon Cecil's miserable white face.

"Were there any unusual circumstances at all connected with his leaving here ?" "None whatever," Cecil answered, with an uneasy little laugh, "except that I had to get up to see him off, and it was a beastly cold morning." The lawyer, who had been standing silent all this time, drew the Duke for a moment on one side.
"I should recommend, sir," he whispered, "that we went away.

If they know anything they do not mean to tell, and the less we let them know as to whether we are satisfied or not, the better." The Duke nodded, and turned once more to Cecil.
"I am forced to accept your word, Mr.De la Borne," he said, "and when my brother confirms your story I shall make a special visit here to offer you my apologies.