When he knows what the circumstances are, he will trust us--supposing always that we can find him.

The search about this neighborhood has been quite useless.

I have sent private instructions by to-day's post to Mr.Dark in London, and with them a carefully-worded form of advertisement for the public newspapers.

You may rest assured that every human means of tracing him will be tried forthwith.

In the meantime, I have an important question to put to you about Josephine.
She may know more than we think she does; she may have surprised the secret of the second marriage, and may be keeping it in reserve to use against us.