In the first place, he did not wish to see Lydia, for whom he had no great love; and in the second, he was afraid to speak to Diana as to the possibility of her father being Wrent.
Diana, as a good daughter should, held firmly to the idea that her father could not behave in such a way; and as a sensible woman, she did not think that a man with so few of his senses about him could have acted the dual part with which he was credited without, in some measure, betraying himself.
Lucian was somewhat of this opinion himself, yet he had an uneasy feeling that Vrain might prove to be the culprit.

The fact of Vrain's being often away from Mrs.Clear's house in Bayswater, and Wrent absent in the same way from Mrs.Bensusan's house in Jersey Street, appeared strange, and argued a connection between the two.

Again, the resemblance between them was most extraordinary and unaccountable.
On the whole, Lucian was not satisfied in his mind as to what would be the end of the matter, and had he known Mrs.Clear's address he would have gone to question her about it.

But only Link knew where the woman was to be found, and kept that information to himself--especially from Denzil.

Now that he had the reins once more in his hands, he did not intend that the barrister should take them again.
Punctual to the minute, Link, in a state of subdued excitement, came to Lucian's rooms.