Cumberly;
"but would it relieve his mind or otherwise?"
Denise Ryland and Helen looked at him in silent surprise.
"The truth?" began the latter--"Do you mean that you know--where she
is"...
"If I knew that," replied Dr. Cumberly, "I should know everything; the
mystery of the Palace Mansions murder would be a mystery no longer. But
I know one thing: Mrs. Leroux's absence has nothing to do with any love
affair."
"What!" exclaimed Denise Ryland. "There isn't another man... in the
case? You can't tell me"...
"But I DO tell you!" said Dr. Cumberly; "I ASSURE you."
"And you have not told--Mr. Leroux?" said Helen incredulously. "You have
NOT told him--although you know that the thought--of THAT is?"...
"Is practically killing him? No, I have not told him yet. For--would my
news act as a palliative or as an irritant?"
"That depends," pronounced Denise Ryland, "on the nature of... your
news."
"I suppose I have no right to conceal it from him. Therefore, we will
tell him to-day. But although, beyond doubt, his mind will be relieved
upon one point, the real facts are almost, if not quite, as bad."
"I learnt, this morning," he continued, lighting a cigarette, "certain
facts which, had I been half as clever as I supposed myself, I should
have deduced from the data already in my possession.
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