"We saw Prince Shan last night.

He spent several hours with us.

I may be wrong, but I came to the conclusion then that he had at any rate modified his views about the whole situation since his arrival in England." Again there was a brief silence.

The minds of all three of them were busy with the same thought.

Prince Shan's word had been spoken and Immelan's hopes dashed to the ground,--and within a few hours, this murder! They nursed the thought, but no one put it into words.
A sleepy-eyed porter opened the door of the car outside the Milan Court.
Naida gathered herself together with a little shiver.
"I think that after to-night," she said quietly, "there need be no secrets between any of us." Nigel held her hand in his.