I propose to go and see her.'
'The deuce you do! May I ask for what purpose?'
Mrs. Ferrari answered in a mysterious whisper. 'For the purpose
of catching her in a trap! I shan't send in my name--I shall
announce myself as a person on business, and the first words I say
to her will be these: "I come, my lady, to acknowledge the receipt
of the money sent to Ferrari's widow." Ah! you may well start,
Mr. Troy! It almost takes you off your guard, doesn't it?
Make your mind easy, sir; I shall find the proof that everybody
asks me for in her guilty face. Let her only change colour by
the shadow of a shade--let her eyes only drop for half an instant--
I shall discover her! The one thing I want to know is, does the law
permit it?'
'The law permits it,' Mr. Troy answered gravely; 'but whether her
ladyship will permit it, is quite another question. Have you really
courage enough, Mrs. Ferrari, to carry out this notable scheme of yours?
You have been described to me, by Miss Lockwood, as rather a nervous,
timid sort of person--and, if I may trust my own observation,
I should say you justify the description.
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