Besides, everything regarding the certificate and sequestrating of Clear had been quite legal.

Two doctors--and very rightly, too--had certified to the insanity of the man; and his wife--as I then believed Mrs.Clear to be--had consented to his detention." "What made you suspicious that there might be something wrong ?" asked Lucian eagerly.
"My visit to meet you, at Ferruci's request, to prove the alibi," responded Jorce.

"I thought it was strange, and afterwards, when a detective named Mr.Link, called, I thought it was stranger still." "But you did not see Link ?" "No.

I was in Italy then, but I heard of his visit.

In Florence I heard from a most accomplished gossip the whole story of Mr.Vrain's marriage and the prior engagement of Mrs.Vrain to Ferruci.