"Save me from the law." "Leonard, I will," said she.

"Leave that to me." She wired for Mr.Middleton as soon as possible.
The next day there was no change in the patient.

He never spoke to anybody, except a word or two to Lucy, in a whisper, when they were quite alone.
In the afternoon down came Lawyer Middleton.

Lucy told him what he knew, but Monckton would not speak, even to him.

He had to get hold of Waddy before he understood the whole case.
Waddy was in Monckton's secret, and, indeed, in everybody's.