Then, to save her the effort of speaking, he went on: "Of course you'd like him discharged at once.

The sooner these people understand that their excitement about Lord Loudwater's death is not going to be held an excuse for telling lying stories the better.

You will not be troubled by any more of them." Olivia looked at him with steady eyes.

She had recovered herself and was thinking hard.

Mr.Manley's certainty about the right method of dealing with the matter was catching.