Closed Circle
“. about your mother." "I don't know," she replied, glancing round at me. "I honestly don't know." "Would it help if I came with you?" "No. He might see us together before showing himself. And then he never would. Besides .. ." "Yes?" "This is between my father and me." Her jaw stiffened. "Between us and nobody else." Monday came, but with it no word from Charnwood. "Watch her, old man. Watch her like a hawk." And so I did, Max. But her calmness and the words she had uttered in the park sowed su...spicion in my mind. She had a telephone in her room. There were porters galore to bring a letter to her at any hour of the day or night. How could I be sure he had not already communicated with her? And how could I be sure what she intended to do when they met? "Between us and nobody else' she had said. But what had she meant?
I had to know. Too much was at stake to leave to chance or to a daughter's desire for revenge. I had to find a way into her thoughts. And that was why so I told myself I behaved as I did on Monday evening.MoreLess
I had to know. Too much was at stake to leave to chance or to a daughter's desire for revenge. I had to find a way into her thoughts. And that was why so I told myself I behaved as I did on Monday evening.MoreLess
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