and suspicion.

"What about it if I do?" he asked.

"I am asking if you do know it," said Deede Dawson.

"Yes, I do. Well?"

"It belongs to Lord Chobham, doesn't it?"

Dunn nodded.

"Old man, isn't he?"

"I'm not a book of reference about Lord Chobham," answered Dunn.
"If you want to know his age, you can easily find out, I suppose.
What's the sense of asking me a lot of questions like that?"

"He has no family, and his heir is his younger brother, General
Dunsmore, who has one son, Rupert, I believe. Do you know if
that's so?"

"Look here," said Dunn, speaking with a great appearance of anger.
"Don't you go too far, or maybe something you won't like will happen.
If you've anything to say, say it straight out. Or there'll be
trouble."

Deede Dawson seemed a little surprised at the vehemence of the
other's tone.