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Updated: June 10, 2025
Since I have been compelled to sacrifice love for money, at least let us be true to the sacrifice." "You didn't sacrifice yourself wholly for money." "No, I did not. It was because of Garvington's crime. But no one knows of that, and no one ever shall know. In fact, so happy am I and Hubert " "Happy?" said Lambert wincing. "Yes," she declared firmly.
And he had honestly believed that Silver as was actually the case had remained in his bedroom all the time, until he came downstairs to play his part. As to Miss Greeby being concerned in the matter, such an idea had never entered Garvington's head.
But as a Lambert I must think again of the family as I thought before. The only question is, whether it is wise to place duty above love for the second time, considering the misery we have endured, and the small thanks we have received for our self-denial?" "Surely Garvington's estates are free by now?" "No; they are not.
"He came as a guest, I believe," said a quiet, silvery voice at the end of the table, and every one turned to look at Lady Agnes Pine, who had spoken. She was Garvington's sister, and the wife of Sir Hubert Pine, the millionaire, who was absent from the house party on this occasion. As a rule, she spoke little, and constantly wore a sad expression on her pale and beautiful face.
"Do you confess the truth of Lord Garvington's statement?" inquired Lambert suavely, and fixing a merciless eye on the trapped fox. "No that is yes. He swings on the same hook as I do." "Indeed. Then Lord Garvington was aware that you shot Pine?" "I was not! I was not!" screamed the head of the Lambert family, jumping up and clenching his hands.
Garvington's gooseberry eyes nearly dropped out of his head, and he babbled, and burbled, and choked, and spluttered, until his wife was quite alarmed. "Freddy, you always eat too fast. Go and lie down, dear." "Yes," said Garvington, rapidly making up his mind to adopt a certain course about which he wished his wife to know nothing. "I'll lie down, Jane."
"You are the heir to a title and to a large property." "Which is heavily mortgaged. As to the title" Lambert shrugged his shoulders "Garvington's wife may have children." "I don't think so. They have been married ten years and more. You are certain to come in for everything." "Everything consists of nothing," said the artist coolly.
"Silver shot Hubert Pine," he repeated, with his eyes on Garvington's craven face. "It's impossible impossible!" returned the other hurriedly. "Silver was shut up in the house with the rest. I saw to the windows and doors myself, along with the butler and footmen. At the inquest " "Never mind about the inquest. I know what you said there, and I am now beginning to see why you said it."
The listener moved uneasily, and he now quite expected to hear the revelation of Garvington's forgery. "Go on, Mr. Inspector." "Miss Greeby," pursued the officer, glancing at his notes, "knew that the late Mark Silver, who was Sir Hubert's secretary, was not well disposed toward his employer, as he fancied that he had been cheated out of the proceeds of certain inventions.
"You forget," said the man quickly, "that I declared also, he would have to marry her in the face of Garvington's opposition." "In what way?" "Can't you guess? Garvington only allowed me to marry his sister because I am a wealthy man. I absolutely bought my wife by helping him, and she gave herself to me without love to save the family name from disgrace.
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