In fact, Diana, with all her wit and common sense, did not know how to regard the present position of affairs.
"Well, Miss Vrain," said Lucian, seeing that she did not speak, "what do you think of it all ?" "Mrs.Vrain appears to be innocent," said Diana in a low voice.
"Assuredly she is! The evidence of the Pegall family--given in all innocence--proves that she could not have been in Geneva Square or in Jersey Street on Christmas Eve." "Then we come back to my original belief, Mr.Denzil.Lydia did not commit the crime herself, but employed Ferruci to do so." "No," replied Denzil decidedly.

"Whether the Italian is guilty or not, Mrs.Vrain knows nothing about it.

If she were cognisant of his guilt she would not have risked going with me to Baxter & Co., and letting me discover that Ferruci had bought the cloak.

Nor would she so lightly surrender a possible accomplice as she has done Ferruci.

Whatever can be said of Mrs.Vrain's conduct--and I admit that it is far from perfect--yet I must say that she appears, by the strongest evidence, to be totally innocent and ignorant.