Of course, when I undertook to keep an eye on the girl, I never anticipated this.

Her brother was anxious about her, I thought somewhat unnecessarily.

It was that blackguard Hunt-Goring who precipitated matters.

I've given him a pretty straight warning, though Heaven alone knows what effect it will have." "What did you say to him ?" questioned Nick.
"I said that I had just discovered that he had been giving her cigarettes that contained opium.

I warned him that it was criminally unsafe, that her brain was peculiarly susceptible to drugs, and that he would probably cause her death if he persisted; also, that if he did I would see that he was held responsible.