"You always told us the truth." "And I shall continue to do so," Lessingham assured her.

"I am not a clever person at my work which is all new to me, but fortune favoured me the night your husband was shipwrecked.

I succeeded in stealing from him, on board that wrecked trawler, the plan of the mine field which I was sent over to procure." "Of course you had to do it if you could," Philippa sobbed.

"I think it was very clever of you." He smiled.
"There are others who might look at the matter differently," he said.

"I am going to ask you a question which I know is unnecessary, but I must have your answer to take away with me.