4/20 In Genoa my father did not speak of the manuscript, nor did I, who tell you this. How, then, could Sir Frank kill this poor man, when he had no reason to slay him--" "For the emeralds," faltered Hervey weakly. He does not need to steal to have much money. He is a gentleman, who does not murder, as you have done." Hervey started to his feet, dismayed but defiant, and saw that he was ringed with unfriendly faces. |