[The Secret Passage by Fergus Hume]@TWC D-Link bookThe Secret Passage CHAPTER XVI 26/29
No! Don't ask questions.
I refuse to answer. Miles told me all about the case and I know everything--" "Then you know that he came the other day to Rose Cottage and--" "I know everything," said Peggy, leaving the room; "and if you are wise you will come with me." When Peggy disappeared, Juliet hesitated.
She really could not speak to Cuthbert, and resolved to steal out of the trap into which she had been inveigled by the treacherous Peggy.
On the other hand, things were becoming so serious that she knew she would have to speak out sooner or later, especially as Cuthbert was in danger of arrest.
But even if she confessed all, could she save him? "I should only make matters worse," thought Juliet, descending the stairs, "he'll thank me some day for holding my tongue.
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